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General11:21 · Dec 24, 2023

Hopes for Returning to the Galilee Without Living in Fear

Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
The story · English

The article is a personal reflection on life displaced by war and the hope of returning to northern Israel, especially the Galilee. The writer says, “I am sure we will return to our beautiful Galilee,” while adding, “I just hope we do not live in fear.”

The text links the strain of repeated sirens and wartime disruptions to the feeling that a single day of alarms can leave people feeling as if they had been run over by a truck. It also describes how children are affected by instability and how adults must help them move between war and routine.

The writer notes that when a child has an outburst, his age seems to “drop,” and the parent has to figure out again how old he is emotionally at that moment. Another line says that in the transition between war and normal life, the speaker is taking away from his mother the chance to get to know his children, while emphasizing that children also need help coping with these shifts.

The article is framed as a broader emotional commentary rather than a report from a single event, centering on the psychological toll of war, the longing to return home, and the fear that safety may not fully return even if people do.

Read the original at Haaretz
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