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In Moshav Netiv HaAssara,
located on Israel's border
with the Gaza Strip, the group
met with two residents who
shared the daily struggles they
and others face with constant
rocket fire and complex secu-
rity issues while trying to live
their lives. Residents there
are lucky to get 10 or 15 sec-
onds warning before a rocket
hits. Their biggest problem is
the mortar shells fired from
Gaza, which don't trigger
any alarms. The week before
the cease-fire, mortar shells
rained down on that commu-
nity, where home is often the
least safe place to be.
Technion International Board of Governors
One resident, an immi-
Chairman Larry Jackier, right, with Maj. Gen.
grant from the U.K. who has
(Res.) Amos Horev
lived there since 1982, said
prone to holding differing opinions on
when she first moved to the
community, thousands of Palestinians
any given issue, they are now united.
lived there and worked there, and both
"The Israelis are clear and know
Jews and Palestinians got along. "But
what needs to be done — they are not
waiting for world opinion," Leemaster
when Hamas came to power, that all
stopped:' she said.
said.
Leemaster had been to Moshav
Jackier said it's imperative that more
Netiv HaAsara a few years ago. Since
Jews travel to Israel, which suffered a
that time, he noticed that the level of
blow to its economy during Operation
stress and anxiety has jumped expo-
Protective Edge.
nentially.
"Right now, there are more
"One resident could barely keep her
Christians than Jews traveling to Israel,
hysteria in check:' he said. "That is
and younger Jews seem less supportive
something that is not covered in the
of the Jewish State:' he said. "It's trou-
bling:'
newspapers:'
The delegates also visited Sderot,
The mission that Jackier and
another town in the south. At the
Leemaster put together was not on the
police station, they saw a huge collec-
calendar.
tion of spent rockets that had fallen in
"It was a sudden decision ... to
the local area. They also visited a chil-
teach us the facts on the ground as
dren's playground where bomb shelters opposed to what the media tells us,"
in the shape of caterpillars provide
Leemaster said.
safety for children in the event of a
He added that the Solidarity
code red alert.
Delegation has enabled its participants
On the final evening, delegates
"to be ambassadors of the Technion to
heard from Michael Oren, former
the U.S., to come back to our commu-
ambassador of Israel to the United
nities and explain the real situation,"
States, who thanked them for coming
he added. "We need to give people the
and for supporting the Technion and
true picture, not what they're seeing
on TV:'
Israel. Oren said that while Israelis are

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