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I Didn’t Pack for This

JL;DR SUMMARY Amid heightened conflict and rocket attacks in Israel, Ani Wilcenski provides a vivid, personal depiction of life in Tel Aviv as a visitor caught in the unrest. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Tel AvivHome Front CommandMissile AttacksCommunity ResilienceGenerosityRocket SirensTravel ExperienceCovid 19 ComparisonShelter Life

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Id just drifted off to sleep after a night out with friends in Tel Aviv when my phone"
Tehran, Iran
"a light scan of explosion videos from Tehran on X and a series of extreme alerts from Israels Home Front Command"
New York, United States
"As a New Yorker spending a few weeks in Israel, Ive now joined an illustrious group of trapped travelers"
Jordan
"who just evacuated through the Jordanian border after a few nights drinking wine in shelters"
Cyprus
"few attempting tugboat journeys through Cyprus"
Egypt
"daring overland returns through Jordan and the Sinai Peninsula"

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