Three faces of Israeli resilience

Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis · May 11, 2025 · 1m

A few day ago, I was having lunch with some friends from abroad along with some people who live here, when the friends from abroad asked, “Are you worried? Are you scared? How do you think it’s going to play out?”

One of the people who lives here said, “I’m very worried about our son getting called up. For me, personally, I’m not scared. I’m terribly worried about the future. And there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.”

I thought immediately that that probably captures the sentiments of many people here. Of course we’re worried. And if our kids have been called up or might soon be called up…