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Jaron Gilinsky travels to northern Israel to investigate a Katyusha rocket attack on Haifa's train depot, only to find himself at the center of more attacks.
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17 responses // Dodging Katyushas

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    Unbelievable!!! I''m speechless after seeing this segment.
    You''ve captured the real feel of what''s happening in Israel right now. I hope you''ve calmed down after witnessing that event. Stay safe!

    nuri17
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    Powerful. Powerful stuff. Jaron I was riveted and felt like I was there with you. God be with you.

    watcher
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    August 16, 2006

    Dear Jaron,

    Please contact me. We would like to obtain a copy of this video (not a download) for use by the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix. Please email me (for security reasons refer to my screen name babadav5) your contact information to jfed@jewishphoenix.org

    Also, we would be interested in working with you to get in the trench stories and coverage/daily journal info from you.

    Thank you and I look forward to speaking with you.

    babadav5
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    dont egree with israel

    roja
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    The killing of at least 19 Palestinians overnight in the Gaza Strip by israel,
    Media critic Ali Abunimah documented the killings in a letter of protest to NPR (1/8/02), starting with 13-year-old Rami Khamis Al-Zorob, shot in the head on December 13 while playing near his home in Rafah, Gaza. Most of the deaths cited by Abunimah were of unarmed civilians; six were minors, ranging in age from 12 to 17.
    (1/6/05) Morning Edition aired a correction of sorts: "We could have given more context for his statement. We said it was in response to violence, but did not specify that the violence was an Israeli tank shell that killed seven Palestinians." What the correction still left out was that the Palestinians were all children, ranging in age from 10 to 17.
    Days before the advertisement appeared on April 8, the executive director of Rabbis for Human Rights had been arrested while participating in nonviolent civil disobedience against Israeli demolition of houses. "Palestinian homes are being systematically bulldozed all over the West Bank," said a bulletin from Rabbi Arthur Waskow, director of the Shalom Center in Philadelphia. "In this case, there isn''t any pretense of ''security interests'' or ''military targets.'' The houses destroyed yesterday and today belong to ordinary Palestinian citizens whose only crime is the wish to have a roof over their heads."
    But the portrayal of Israel as the innocent victim in the Gaza conflict is hard to square with the death toll in the months leading up to the current crisis; between September 2005 and June 2006, 144 Palestinians in Gaza were killed by Israeli forces, according to a list compiled by the Israeli human rights group B''tselem; 29 of those killed were children. During the same period, no Israelis were killed as a result of violence from Gaza.
    In the three weeks leading up to the Hamas raid, three separate Israeli missile strikes killed 20 innocent Palestinians and injured dozens more. One incident, the shelling of a family on the beach in Beit Lahiya, garnered much U.S. media attention at the time, but the very same media seemed unable to recall it only a few weeks later.
    fair reporting at
    Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), the national media watch group

    john_cali
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    wow man amazing work,
    almost 100 palestininans below the age of 12 have been shot by israel arm forces,the killings of under age kids by israel army is so high that even the ex US president calls israel a aparthide and now you come up with a animation nonsense,
    get real

    fair reporting at
    Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), the national media watch group

    john_cali
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    Killer video. I couldn''t believe it when rockets started falling right there in the middle of the filming. I have immense respect for you guys.

    Kasuro
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    this guy is a big sissy.

    joelph
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    Terrifying. I think about where I''m sitting right now and how fortunate I am not to have to worry that a rocket might shatter the ceiling of my office while I''m working.

    islek
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    When Jaron first uploaded this piece to us I was totally electrified, and I still think it's amazing. Some people think this is the best pod ever to air on Current.

    Jaron's frequent production partner is Adrian Baschuk. Here's another of my favorites from among their many contributions:

    http://current.com/items/three-days-in-north-korea/76375442

    mshen
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    Seriously close call. Way to keep the camera rolling, though. A really gripping piece. But don't try this at home!

    dmfoster
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    That was nuts.. I can't believe while he was recording it happened again. And then get to shelter, while he was following that guy who was just walking casually to the shelter. Like he said, he's so desensitized to the bombs it's nothing different to him.

    jujudivine
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    Wooow! I can't believe how just one minute in time was the barrier between life and death.

    NicoleSamartino
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    This war between the Palestinians and the Jews needs to stop. Enough blood on both sides has been spilt and all of it only produces more hatreds. It's ridiculous they are cousin peoples for the love of GOD! There is more than enough room!

    mrkyon
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    That was crazy, you are more than lucky. i cant beleive how slow the other guy was moving like nothing was happening. very strong messages behind all the litle nuances of the vid.

    Shamsu
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    Jesus

    unstephenk
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    Interesting story.

    Now if only someone can send in a report from deep in Palestine, showing the conditions of day to day life. We can then start a proper discussion.

    Thing is, the average person here knows SO LITTLE about the Palestine/Israel history yet still somehow have strong opinions about the subject. These opinions are usually based on what little they heard, read, or were told to by sources who, more likely then not, have a bias one way or the other.

    Take some time out, learn the history, then have an educated opinion. Your views will probably change once you have the facts.

    FahadArman

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