Eilat relies totally on tourism and conferences . Most people in Eilat work in tourism .
Of course , there are no tourists, no conferences. The only visitors are refugees who are too traumatised to mostly leave their hotels .
The new much awaited water park is closed, the camels lay on the roadside without customers and the restaurants are draped in orange to hi light the missing the missing Gingy babies.
There is an eerie silence except for the odd fighter plane overhead . The weather is perfect, with blue skies and a temperature of mid 20’s . It’s peaceful and everyone is on the same page , even if the government is showing cracks .
In the quiet you can even forget we are at war until you return home and see the dreaded black notice on your communal gate announcing the fall of another young soldier .
May all our IDF stay safe and quickly rid us of the evil terrorists that are still trying to harm us all .
Shabbat Shalom x