Israel is Safe. I promise.

The most common comment I got when I told people I was going to israel was "be safe." People have this view of Israel as being under attack at all times and there are always dangerous protests I'm the streets. But truth is, I feel safer here than I ever felt in America. 

I think it could be that I'm living near one of the most holiest places in the whole world Judaism and Islam and regardless if how much Hamas or Hezbollah hate the Jews and the fact that they are occupying the Palestinian land, they wouldn't dare compromise the integrity of the dome of the rock. Most of the extremist groups happen to believe in Islam.  

Then again these are just my thoughts on the subject. It doesn't necessarily mean that they are true. 

In the case of the Gaza strip, missiles are shot into Beer Sheva (the middle of the desert) every so often but we rarely know they are happening and the majority of them are intercepted by the amazing invention called the iron dome. Or as my Jewish History teacher calls it: some Star Wars like technology. It's a wonderful creation and if you want more information on it I strongly suggest looking up the details. 

Now, I'm not just going off on a tangent right now on why Israel is safe, there is a reason behind my argument. 

Recently, (as in today) the Israeli defense forces intercepted a major shipment of missiles from Iran to Gaza. 

More information on the situation here: http://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-intercepts-major-iranian-weapons-shipment-to-gaza/

The appreciation I have for the IDF definitely increases with every unbelievable feat they accomplish such as this. I have never had more confidence in an army than I do in the IDF. That is definitely saying a lot but look at what they have done. They just saved Israel from so much destruction and a potential outbreak in violence all over the state. 

When I say I feel safe, I mean it. Israel has one of the most competent defense forces in the world and my new found appreciation isn't just from everything they do but also my week of Gadna which was five days of seeing what it's like in the IDF (which is an entirely different blog post coming soon)