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* * * ) B U S B O M B I N G S * * *<br />
By Adam Sager<br />
In this new age of “peace” in the Middle East, we have experienced first hand<br />
a new wave of terror never before known in Israel’s history. Terrorists have been<br />
free to travel to and from major centers of Israeli life, from Diesengoff Center in Tel<br />
Aviv to Yaffo Street in the heart of Jerusalem. The three bus bombs in Jerusalem,<br />
bus #26, bus #18, and bus #18 again, have effected the students in a multitude of<br />
ways, from despair to disdain and even to going home. Approximately 55 students<br />
left Israel as a direct result of the bus bombs, while everyone’s parents felt at least<br />
some kind of worry for their children most often thousands of kilometers away.<br />
As time moved on, life continued for the overseas students. For the students<br />
who didn’t know any of the victims, life went on almost as normal. Students talked<br />
to each other, to the Madrichim, and to their parents and friends to comfort,<br />
themselves. Like most other things in life, time moves on and people move on.<br />
It is, though, important never to forget what has happened, why it has<br />
happened, and to whom it has happened. These bombs are an eternal scar on the<br />
people who caused them, and a lifetime sorrow for the family’s of the victims.<br />
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