I find it symbolic that while new events are shaping the Middle East, new discoveries are being exposed all over Israel, this is the pilgrims road leading from the Pool of Silom to the Temple area on Temple Mount in Jerusalem,
Over the past 11 days, just as the cease fire between Israel and Hezbollah started, a rebel alliance charged through Syria in the boldest challenge to the Assad rule in years – following decades of brutal reign by the Assad dynasty marked by fighting, bloodshed and an oppressive political crackdown.
Today, Sunday, December 8, 2024, this regime fell, Assad had fled Syria, no one knows where to, Iran and Hezbollah troops left, the Russian army left Syria and now, as the anti-regime coalition starts to disband Assad’s military, and lays out its vision for a post-Assad Syria, experts wonder if the next phase will be a new dawn for a people strangled by a brutal autocracy – or whether sectarianism will bring a different type of authoritarian rule.
Israel is facing the unknown - will this be the beginning of a better period we all are waiting for or a new danger to Israel?
The last 429 days since October 7 were very sad and tragic days to Israel. On October 7, Hamas terrorists invaded Israel from Gaza to murder, rape, burn and kidnap Israelis, civilians and soldiers, men, women and children. Since then we are in a state of war with Hamas at the Gaza strip.
On October 8, Hezbollah from Lebanon joined the war by firing hundreds of missiles from Lebanon to the North part of Israel, and later to the center part as well.
All of that was orchestrated by Iran through its proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah and militant groups in Iraq, Yemen and Syria
The "axis of evil" as they call it supported Hamas and Hezbollah in their attacks against Israel, and Syria under Assad was an important brick in maintaining open supply lines from Iran to Hezbollah, most of the weapon and missiles came from Iran through Syria.
Today that brick collapsed, and the entire Shiite world led by Iran collapsed with it, Iran can no longer be in Syria and influence, Hezbollah is isolated in Lebanon without any connection to Iran and maybe, just maybe, we can expect a new and better period in our region.
To prevent any hostile activity from Syria, Israel took today the upper part of Mt. Hermon and entered into the DMZ (buffer zone) along the Israeli-Syrian border at the Golan Heights, to make sure we are not attacked from that direction.
So, after a long time of war, after more than a year of no tourism and no people visiting Israel, we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Israel signed a cease fire agreement with Lebanon, that already led to the falling of Syria and exchange of regime there and to a weaker Iran, loosing its influence in the Middle East, we hope that it will lead soon to a cease fire with Hamas in Gaza and to the return of our 100 hostages and bring the war to an end
For the first time since the war began, we are optimistic and look forward with anticipation to tourism starting again and q long quiet period ahead.
New times ahead, new discoveries are found and we want to start again.
Come join us in Israel, we are waiting for you, it is safe, beautiful and open
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