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The Longest Twelve Days

JL;DR SUMMARY Following the harrowing narrative of a family in southern Jerusalem, an account offers a visceral depiction of coping with the threat of Iranian missile attacks during a period described as a real war over twelve intense days. 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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JerusalemIsraeli SecurityMissile AttacksEmergency PreparednessWar ExperienceCommunity ResilienceBomb ShelterCivilian LifeIran Israel ConflictOperation Rising Lion

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"From a birds eye view, our apartment in southern Jerusalem is approximately 1.25 miles from Al-Aqsa."
Beer Sheva, Southern District, Israel
"Explosive warheads destroyed a surgical ward in Soroka hospital in Beer Sheva (that was moved underground the night before)."
Tel Aviv, Central District, Israel
"A missile also struck a densely populated neighborhood of Ramat Aviv in northern Tel Aviv"
Michigan, United States
"Its like the tornado warnings I grew up with in Michigan, but then not at all like them."
Assisi, Perugia, Italy
"In April 2024, during the previous attack, we were vacationing in my brother-in-laws home in Assisi overlooking an olive grove, luxuriating in the quiet and starless dark when Iran struck Israel."

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