Israelis and tourists run from the beach to take cover in a nearby hotel in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on July 14, 2014 during a rocket attack fired by Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO/GALI TIBBON)
'After A While You Almost Get Used To The Air Raid Sirens': Remarkable Images Of Israelis SMILING As They Run From Tel Aviv Beach During Rocket Attack -- Daily Mail
* Israelis go about their lives despite the ongoing fighting with Hamas
* Tel Avis residents seen running from beach laughing as sirens blare out
* Iron Dome and other measures have so far stopped any Israeli deaths
* So far Israeli strikes have killed an estimated 170 Palestinians
Though Hamas rockets fill the skies over Israel, residents of cosmopolitan Tel Aviv have been seen hitting the beach, joyfully plunging into the water when the air raid sirens stop and the coast is clear.
The threat of violence has hung heavy over the region since the creation of the state in 1948, and as a result Israelis have become accustomed to a daily reality that would fill the people of other westernised nations with dread.
Because of its distance from the volatile Gaza strip, the coastal city became known as 'the bubble', avoiding the security threats faced by Israelis in other parts of the country.
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Update: Life is different for the other side .... 'I want peace. I'm exhausted by war': Gazans speak out amid brief lull -- The Guardian
My Comment: Yup .... life goes on even when your country goes to war. Case in point .... only a small percentage of the American public serves in the military and goes to war .... but for everyone else it is shopping malls, movies, and yes .... spending time at the beach.
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