Pray for rain: Jameel is live-blogging the fire again.
Tragedy trumps posturing? Netanyahu and Erdogan talk. If only Erdogan keeps this attitude after the disaster is over, because NFW is Israel going to apologize to Turkey.
Just how old is Israel’s fire equipment? Seriously? Israel isn’t prepared for large fires? Because fires never occur in a hot, dry climate. Hey, you may not agree with Aluf Benn’s premise about Iran, but his point about the fires cannot be argued. Netanyahu said as much: Israel can’t fight this fire alone. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg sent a 747 filled with fire retardant chemicals.
Only in Israel: A “quiet frequency” exists for religious Jews. It will broadcast only emergency instructions, remaining quite the rest of the time, so that observant Jews can leave their radios on during Shabbat and receive warnings if need be.
One last note: On this Shabbat, Jews around the world are praying for divine help with the fire in Israel. Non-Jewish prayers will be very, very welcome, too.