MOUNT HERMON, Israel — We were saying our thanks and goodbyes to the soldiers of Israel’s new alpine brigade when the commander appeared at the door of his headquarters: “Everybody to the shelter — there’s a warning.”
Everyone in the heavily-armed brigade marched into the nearby concrete shelter, just as civilians do.
A small group of American Christian supporters of Israel, whom I had accompanied, burst into song and prayer, lightening the mood.
IDF soldiers and visitors take cover in a bomb shelter during a rocket attack, November 21, 2024 (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)
In the distance, four booms were heard — not impacts, the soldiers explained, but rather the sound of “ours” — i.e. the Iron Dome interceptor missiles, hitting their targets. All that was left of the rockets were trails in the evening sky.
Still, despite the Iron Dome; despite the…
