The Houthis’ nightly rocket attacks not only robbed me of sleep, they reminded me of great Yemenite cuisine and culture.
Author - Dov Eilon
Dov worked for 22 years on Israeli radio and television responsible for background music and sound effects for programs after completing studies at the Jerusalem Music Academy. Dov plays the cello.
But he always had a knack for journalism, and since 2001 has been writing for several German-language websites in addition to his work on television.
With Israel Today since May 2016, Dov enjoys focusing on reporting from Israel that gives readers abroad an honest picture of life and events in Israel. Dov oversees the website in German.
Dov is married with three grown children and lives in Modiin between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
More articles from Dov Eilon
How thoughtless statements weaken the State of Israel and promote antisemitism.
A visit to my sister in England made it clear that Israel has no chance of explaining itself abroad. It is a losing battle if Israel’s opponents are not prepared to accept a truth other than their own.
Immediately after Yom Kippur, preparations began for the week-long Feast of Tabernacles, Sukkot. Everywhere you could hear the busy hammering of people building the sukkah.
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One year later
October 7—a date that will be forever etched into the Israeli psyche since the massacre by Hamas exactly one year ago.
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How I got my name
Golda Myerson, David Grün, Yitzhak Yezernitsky and Szymon Perski are famous people you have definitely heard of. And they have something in common with me.
Despite the war in the Gaza Strip, Palm Sunday was celebrated in the courtyard of the only Catholic church in the embattled coastal enclave.
After almost 5 months of war, you just have to switch off. A visit to our son in Tel Aviv was a good opportunity to finally experience some normality again.
Even a month-and-a-half after “Black Sabbath,” as we call October 7th, the nation of Israel is still in trauma.
Our reality has changed. But our people are united again. It’s a shame that we always need a catastrophe for that to happen.
