To go or not to go?

Shakespeare thought he posed the ultimate question in his play Hamlet when his protagonist said: "To be or not to be. That is the question." Obviously Shakespeare did not foresee the land of Israel and all her troubles. Israel is getting shelled from the north and from the south and the question to those outside is: to go or not to go? I say that is a more preplexing question than Hamlet's was.

On the one hand, one should never seek voluntarily to step into a warzone. If one can seek shelter elsewhere, they should generally opt for it above anything else. War is deadly and a human being must strive to preserve his/her life.

The numbers are staggering. More than 1,400 rockets shelled into Israel. Rockets flying as far as Haifa and Tiberias. Around 39 dead and scores wounded. Lives disrupted and at times sadly ended. A million people in the crossfire, confined to shelters. Others opting for evacuations to safer spots in the south. Soldiers also trapped in the line of fire. The situation for now, appears to have no end.

It does not seem very appealing to fly to Israel now. You can forget about the Golan, the Sea of Galilee, Safed, Akko and even Haifa. These places have been hit hard except for the Golan, but first you have to get there which is through Tiberias (also hit hard). Now there is a threat that even Netanya is on the range of Hizbullah. That limits your travel plans a great deal.

On the other hand, this is the country I was born in. The country I hold near and dear to my heart. I sing Hatikvah with more gusto than I do O Canada (sorry but it's true). To be perfectly honest, if someone offered a job to me with similar pay in Israel, I would consider jumping at it.

Then again if you're Lebanese and live around Hizbullah, by all means RUN!!!!