There are still threats. It is a matter of security. People don't always understand the difference between what must be done and what we want done. I wish the wars had been otherwise. War is horrible.
Terrorism is horrible.
There are many things that must be done in order to protect our people that we sometimes do not enjoy doing. They had to be done. While she enjoyed the beauty of the modern day Israel, Arik felt in his heart that Ofrah had no comprehension for the sacrifice that had been made to make Israel a modern country. Her own father's sacrifices, his efforts to balance off the extremism of the Etzel forces and the goals of the Haganah, were lost in his own history. Ofrah was like many young Israelis born into a country that was there for them, that they did not have to fight for.