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Israel Solidarity Mission images:

The home of the Buganim family, which was damaged in a rocket attack in December. The Buganim, along with other families in Ashkelon, hosted a group of mission participants to give them a glimpse into life in the conflict zone. Credit: Photo by Promo for UJC
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Schools in Ashkelon have been closed for two weeks because of rocket attacks. At the Barnea absorption center, home to 500 recent Ethiopian immigrants, John Ruskay of UJA-Federation of New York and other mission participants visited a program, held in the bomb shelters, that keeps kids busy while treating them for trauma with art and drama therapy. Credit: Photo by Promo for UJC
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Racks behind the Sderot police station hold hundreds of rockets that have been fired from Gaza at the beleagured city. Because of the continual threat of rocket attacks, the streets of Sderot are almost empty. Mission participants visited Federation-funded programs that work to alleviate the trauma suffered by Sderot residents. Credit: Photo by Promo for UJC
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Mission participants visited residents of Ashkelon who are coping with life in the conflict zone. One group was hosted by the Buganim family, whose home was hit by a rocket fired from Gaza in December. Credit: Photo by Promo for UJC
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During a briefing in Ashkelon, the "color red" siren sounded and mission participants descended two floors to a safe space. The frightening experience helped the participants understand the daily, ongoing reality experienced by residents of Southern Israel. The rocket made a direct hit on a house 10 minutes away. Credit: Photo by Promo for UJC
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Other images from Dec/Jan 09

 
Israeli kids huddle in their family bomb shelter in Ashkelon during a 'red alert' as the missile-warning siren sounds on 1/1/09. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel

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Motti Buganim, who has lived his entire life in Sderot, stands outside his house which was hit by a Kassam on 12/29/08. He and his wife and child took cover in the sheltered room in the house when the rocket hit. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel

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The home of Miriam Ezra, 72, suffered a direct hit to the living room. Ezra’s son, Shlomi, felt it was too dangerous for his mother, who is wheelchair-bound, to stay at home and he took her out the city at 10am Monday – 7 hours before the Kassam hit. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel

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On January 5, 2009 in Sderot, a rocket damaged a neighborhood populated mostly by elderly people. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel

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An Israeli residence in Netivot, damaged by a missile from Gaza on 12/28. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel

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 Kassam missile damage. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel   Click to download.

 
Israeli tanks near the Gaza border. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel.


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An elderly man is taken to the hospital by ambulance after a rocket attack in Sderot on January 5, 2009. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel.

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