"Israel is flourishing this summer." - New York Times (8/12/2009)Even the New York Times realizes that Israel is flourishing.
Here is a quote from their article titled: "Israel Is Wary of Calm Days That May End in Turmoil" that was published today:
"Rocket fire from Gaza has markedly declined. The Lebanese border is quiet. Terrorist attacks from the West Bank are rare. The national airport processed a record number of travelers in the first week of August. The currency is so strong that the central bank has bought billions of dollars to keep the exchange rate down.
Israel is flourishing this summer, and one might imagine its people and leaders to be breathing a sigh of relief after nearly a decade of violence and unease."
Sure, the rest of the article is really pessimistic and talks about how the "calm days" that currently preside in Israel could end at any moment, but I believe that we should all live in the now, which is good in Israel, and we should be optimistic about the future (I'll let the IDF be the pessimists, which they have to be to ensure that Israel continues to be secure).
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