http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/advocate.cgi?q=6&s=17 en http://sderotmedia.org.il/images/logo.jpg http://sderotmedia.org.il http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=539&q=6&s=17 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:02:30 “You’re the next in line Avi,” the whole Sderot fire department joked around with their most prized firefighter Avi Maman. All the homes around his home had been hit by Qassam rocket fire from Gaza the past week and the other firemen were joking with him that his home was to be the next. It was December 29th, 2008 three days into Operation Cast Lead and Avi did not take the jokes lightly. Like many homes in Sderot, Avi’s was having a bomb shelter connected onto it....]]> http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=536&q=6&s=17 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:59:54 When the president of the United States spoke yesterday at the UN about the girl from Sderot who shuts her eyes in fear that a rocket might kill her, he probably was referring to Shavit Amar, aged 15, a girl he met in the course of his visit to the town ravaged by Qassam rockets last year. In July 2008, in the midst of his presidential election campaign, the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama, came to Israel for a visit. In the course of a tour of Sderot Obama stopped in at the Amar...]]> http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=530&q=6&s=17 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:19:06 It is true that there were no direct physical casualties from last night's rocket fire- but that doesn't explain what happened here in Sderot, Israel last night. My family lives in Silver Spring, Maryland- thousands of miles away from where I live and work. I spent the family oriented holiday Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, with amazing families in Sderot, Israel where I work and live. After a long day of eating, drinking, and celebrating I arrived home to take a relaxing shower and...]]> http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=379&q=6&s=17 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:08:06 The Malka Family Carmit Malka and her husband, Oshri were born and raised in Sderot. Carmit recalls a wonderful childhood, where she was free and happy to play on the streets of Sderot. “My parents were poor, hardworking individuals. I remember growing up, feeling safe and secure in Sderot. I was happy.” “Why can’t my kids have that kind of childhood? Carmit asks. Their sons Noam and Idan, ages six and four respectively, were not home when a rocket hit their home,...]]> http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=253&q=6&s=17 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:18:53 It isn't a secret that the citizens of Sderot are the most experienced and trained citizens in the country of Israel, when dealing with rockets. It isn't a secret either that the children of Sderot can brief the children of the other parts of the country, that have just joined in the line of fire. After 8 years this is understandable. The sights, horrors and non-conventional experiences they have had, that are so different from those of children living in the rest of the country. The way they...]]> http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=258&q=6&s=17 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:16:21 There have been many questions bouncing around in the media this week. Why is Israel at war? Why are there so many Hamas militia dead? Why are Hamas firing rockets at Israel? A war of resistance, some say. Israel is holding a siege against Gaza. Palestinians are starving and suffering. For those who seek objective answers to those questions, it is crucial to understand the impact that Palestinian rocket terror has had on Sderot and the western Negev in the past eight years. During this time...]]> http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=308&q=6&s=17 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:13:23 Albert Avisrur looks at me in shock. He is a big man, about six foot, but the look in his eyes is that of a child whose world has been shattered. Albert's home was partially destroyed when a Palestinian rocket exploded in his neighborhood on Sunday, January 4th causing heavy damage to four other homes neighboring his own. Albert stands overlooking the debris and rubble, what is left of his 'safe room.' "I moved to this neighborhood 27 years ago," says Albert. "This is...]]> http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=305&q=6&s=17 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:41:54 The Alarm Clock By Ram Balsan, 21 Sderot, Israel Dawn has come, and with it, the security alarm ‘rings’ with its timely precision. Its ring is very strange: a calm vibration followed by a loud boom. The cabinet extends its finger to this clock, Trying to hit the stop button. But the alarm wont stop. It is thrown and destroyed, But the ringing continues. And in those seconds, I hear one of my parents call, "Hurry up! We're having a family meeting!" I...]]> http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=301&q=6&s=17 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:31:23 ]]> http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=300&q=6&s=17 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:24:17 It seemed that Sderot residents were going to experience a rare day of quiet on Tuesday, April 22. But around 7:30 p.m, two Qassams fired from northern Gaza broke the calm. One rocket hit a Sderot home, damaging the building and sending several people into shock. The owners of the home, Michael and Evgenia Zaretskay, who immigrated from Belarus 17 years ago, were downstairs when the rocket hit. "I was upstairs when the second siren of the evening went off," Evgenia said. "My...]]> http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=298&q=6&s=17 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:36:06 As the six-month long ceasefire between Hamas and Israel nears to an end, residents of Sderot and the western Negev still remain under the intense threat of Palestinian rocket fire. Only this past Tuesday night, October 21--two months before the ceasefire officially concludes on December 19-- a Qassam rocket fired from northern Gaza crashed into the Ashkelon beach, injuring no one. In the context of an uncertain new year with the potential resuming of massive rocket attacks, it is quite...]]> http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=296&q=6&s=17 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:47:19 As much as we are aware of the psychological impact that Palestinian rocket fire has on the average Sderot family, we often do not understand the implications of rocket terror on those who are physically handicapped, visually impaired or those with special needs. On Thursday, December 11, a conference in Sderot was held to raise awareness for the handicapped and disabled population of the community. The conference, facilitated by Enosh, the Israeli...]]> http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=293&q=6&s=17 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:23:54 Maria Kovelskya is a 66-year old Ukrainian immigrant. Her husband died a year and half ago. She now lives alone in her Sderot apartment with her five cats to keep her company. "I live in fear here in Sderot," says Maria. Six Palestinian rockets have exploded near Maria's apartment complex on a quiet residential street in Sderot. The most recent Palestinian rocket attack on Maria's neighborhood took place only a week ago, on Monday, December 29. A Palestinian rocket landed in the...]]> http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=378&q=6&s=17 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:00:50 The Supreme Court rejects the plea Sderot residents asking for government funds for protection homes. ]]> http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=306&q=6&s=17 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:28:07 A typical Sunday in Sedrot. I begin the week working for Sderot Media Center in Sderot, realizing that I am coming to work in a middle of a war-zone. There are all kinds of indicators of Sderot being a rocket-shelled city besides the sirens and rocket explosions. Streets are emptier than usual, Sapir college usually teeming with life, has few students on campus, schools have let out traumatized students early, and the list goes on. Simply speaking to residents makes one understand that the...]]> http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=307&q=6&s=17 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 09:33:36 oKaren, a mother of three young children in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, on the border with Gaza, wrote the following letter almost one year ago. In the letter, she expresses what life has been like for herself and her family, in a kibbutz that continues to be targeted by Palestinian rocket and mortar fire. Karen has been living in Kfar Aza for almost 15 years with her husband and children. She made aliyah from England and began working on the kibbutz as a volunteer. We interviewed Karen in Kfar...]]>