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Beersheba Residents May Be Scared, But They're Not Leaving


[Jerusalem Post] Abe Selig - Fear was splashed across the faces of Beersheba residents Thursday as the sudden wail of a siren pierced the air and they scrambled into a bomb shelter near the city center. Running through the entrance and down the stairs, young women, elderly men, parents holding their young children and gasping for breath from the sprint to reach the shelter in time - all betrayed a look that revealed the shock and confusion residents feel now that rockets have begun to rain down on their homes. But even with the daunting booms that are often heard seconds after the sirens stop, Beersheba residents overwhelmingly said it would take a lot more than rockets to make them leave town.
2009-01-02 06:00:00
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