We met a young couple from Israel when the husband, a pilot, was here at our base taking a flight safety class that my husband is in charge of. They had the 2 cutest little boys and the family came to enjoy a vacation in the US while the husband took the course.
We talked about life in Israel and I was amazed at how they were so accepting of the challenges faced daily there. They wanted to rent an apartment or home for the 8 weeks they were here in town and I was flabbergasted when the wife said they’re heard our town had a bad crime rate, would they be safe. But that’s different than the threat the average Israeli lives with daily....
In Israel people pretty much don’t worry about the things we worry about here. When I was there last year, around 5pm I saw a little boy crossing the street, he must have been 8 years old, by himself..kids in Israel don’t worry about being abducted(At least as long as your not in the West Bank)..you come home when you feel like it, its an easy going attitude. We stayed in Herzliya, its a beach community and where my now brother in law’s family lives. People walk around at all hours of the night, no worries..and people are used to the rocket fire, they know what to do when the sirens go off..its scary for us since we are not used to it, but they are unfortunately very used to the life.