This website was created in 2008 and taken offline in 2018.
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Links to articles related to the Sderot area |
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My thanks to David at Kibbutz Mefalsim, Israel, for the original title of this website. |
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History, conflict, demographics, links, and more from Wikipedia. |
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Operation "Days of Penitence" - describes 2004 operation in Gaza Strip by Israeli Defense Forces |
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Operation "Autumn Clouds" - describes 2006 operation in Gaza Strip by Israeli Defense Forces |
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"The Qassam's speed in the air is 200 meters per second. The distance from the edge of Beit Hanun to the outskirts of Sderot is 1,800 meters. Therefore, a rocket launched from Beit Hanun takes about nine seconds to hit Sderot." Haaretz article. |
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From United Jewish Communities, a collection of articles from residents, visitors, and a listing of other resources. |
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Yeshiva head Rabbi Dovid Fendel is resolved to stay put. "The Palestinians are determined to turn Sderot into a ghost town, while we are making it a place of Torah and Zionist ideals. They are trying to destroy, while we are building more everyday...." Jerusalem Post article. |
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Operation Lifeshield is an emergency campaign to deliver badly-needed air raid shelters to Israeli civilian communities that live under the constant threat of missile attack. |
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Yeshivat Hesder of Sderot |
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Based in Sderot, current news and background articles. |
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Voices from Sderot - Multiple articles from the Jewish Federation of Omaha, which is actively involved in the area. |
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| Shabbat in Sderot beneath a canopy of Qassams - An article from the Jewish Agency for Israel. |
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From IsraelBehindTheNews.com - the human side of towns under fire. |
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From the Jerusalem Post: Touring the land despite the qassams. |
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From Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago: a talk by Marcell Bar-On from Kibbutz Nir-Am. |
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youtube.com video - "Children of Sderot just want a little peace." |
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Wikipedia list of kassam rocket attacks. |
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From Jewish World Review: How kassam rockets work. |
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Graphic illustration of kassam rocket attacks from Wikipedia. |
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New York Times article on conditions in Sderot. |
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A blog by two friends, one in Gaza's Sajaia refugee camp, the other in Sderot in Israel.
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