Living between the ceasefires

I was talking to a neighbor in the elevator of our building the other day. In Israel these days, there’s a shorthand in our speech and mannerisms that are just understood and can be discerned quickly in under five floors. Talking about life and our families, and the living between the ceasefires, she said, “It will never really change so appreciate the quiet now.”

The message was clear and sound. In 78 years we have always been attacked by one enemy or another. Today many of them have long range rockets, missiles and drones, the detection of which en route to do damage can send millions of peo...