Originally posted by Thunder
Oh god, this isn't the same as yesterday is it? This is something else... 
Well, it's the same, but different - if you know what I mean...
Originally posted by Black Sheep
Michael, ever thought of leaving that battlefield?
Honestly, no. Despite the situation, I love not only this country, but this city especially. And it's strange, but whenever someone around my age (20's) comes to Israel to visit, they usually end up falling in love with the place, too. Look at these quotes from a friend of mine who was here for 9 months - happened to land here on 9/11, actually. He recently returned to the US to go to law school.
"I'm doing ok here, but every once in a while I get an extreme urge like I have to get back to Israel right away."
"I'm doing alright here, but I'm still getting used to the idea of not being in the middle east. I know it sounds weird, but I kind of miss the danger and excitement of the place."
"I just watched a documentary on TV about the Israel violence thing. It was kind of hard watching all of the bombings and stuff I saw over there condensed into one show, inadequately covered, and set to sad music. I wanted to cry and throw the TV out the window at the same time. Also it's difficult adjusting to seeing those same images over here. I know it's more detached for the people watching the same program as me here but for me it's not detached. I don't know. It's weird."
Originally posted by Redfang
How many people live in Jerusalem?
Approximately 600,000.
