The plaza in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City was pretty quiet when I sat down on one of the benches pictured here to eat my cheese sandwich.
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(Click to enjoy the face of youth!)
Suddenly the army "invaded"!
All the girl soldiers were listening to the boy soldier lecture. He must have been their tour guide for the day. Learning about the country and about Jerusalem, including the holy places, is part of every Israeli soldier's training. And you learn by walking in the places.
The "picnic box" for their group must have been heavy. The girls had to put it down and rest several times.
The "picnic box" for their group must have been heavy. The girls had to put it down and rest several times. But they did it. They delivered the goods!
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Educational picnics are always fun!
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great way to learn about history
ReplyDeletei love walking myself - the best way to travel
Oh thank you for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteI love coming to Jerusalem every day, Dina.
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I've never seen so many girl-soldiers and they are so young!
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing.
Rune, "educational picnic," I like that! hehe
ReplyDeleteMed Kiwi, I'm with you.
Cloudia, and I love coming to Hawaii every day. Bummer about Blogger.
Wil, our kids start their compulsory army service at 18.
Awesome photo!
ReplyDeleteI would have felt extremely secure eating my cheese sandwich....
This was very interesting to see. I love seeing girls being treated "equally". However, it makes me sad that they are soldiers and that we have a need for them.
ReplyDeletePoor girls and boys: the best period of their life ruined by the military service. :-(
ReplyDeleteJanice, haha, yes, but I moved to a quieter bench.
ReplyDeleteKay, yes, but our soldiers do a lot of social work and good in the society, they are not just for defense and fighting.
Pietro, being in the military is not like in other countries. Here it is a normal and usually positive part of life. (Unless we are at war, of course...)
I've always wondered whether other countries make such an effort to ensure that their young soldiers learn exactly what they're fighting to protect.
ReplyDeleteWhoa, this is somewhat odd but I guess for you it is not.
ReplyDeleteBut an interesting story nonetheless.
Hope you have a good week, be safe.
I hadn't seen your blog until today, but I'm hooked.
ReplyDeleteRobin, I kinda doubt it. The way we love our heritage in this country is exceptional.
ReplyDeleteMichele, glad to see you! No, not odd for us. I feel like the mother (or now, grandmother) of each of these young kids in uniform.
Hi Dave. Welcome to Jerusalem and the Judean Hills! Your Pics and Poems looks like a blog full of thoughts and beauty.
gals do the heavy work!
ReplyDeleteAdorable. I think i also see Carob and Sycamore trees.
ReplyDeleteDina, thanks for your nice reply.
ReplyDeleteI can understand that the military service is more "friendly" in your country, but it's the military service itself which is highly deplorable because it's NOT peace, it's NOT love, it's NOT solidarity, it's NOT edification, it's AGAINST all the religions, it's AGAINST man.
Have a nice week!