just to be safe

Recently we had some guests, foreign students we hosted for the weekend. We hadn't done it for a while, since many programs forbid the kids to go to our neighborhood. They claim that Shiloh is dangerous. Not us locals, of course. We're laid back, law abiding Jews.

The problem is that there are Arab terrorists. Yes, there are Arab terrorists all over the world and terrorism is an international problem. But it's much easier to say that only the yishuvim in my neck of the woods are dangerous.

They don't let inconvenient facts like that there are car accidents and terror attacks in Tel Aviv make them keep the kids far from there. It's all part of the "deligitimazation" of the "settlers." The kids told us that they had an activity with Arab kids to get to know them, but not "settler" kids.

At least the ones who came here had a good time and arrived back to their group on time and safely.