December 28 
 
    “I’m sitting in a bomb shelter near the Syrian border so that people in Tel Aviv can sit in cafes,” an Israeli famously told CNN 30+ years ago. 
 
     Israeli military history has been marked by the element of surprise (Arab troops massed for the Yom Kippur attack unbeknownst to the Israelis) and deception (Nasser falsely told King Hussein that Egyptian troops were winning in the Sinai, prompting Jordan’s entrance into the Six-Day War and The Israeli capture of the Old City of Jerusalem.). 
 
    Technology has made those circumstances obsolete. 
 
    Missiles – conventional or nuclear, can soon hit Tel Aviv. 
 
     In the Psalms, the mountains may skip like rams; today, those rams’ horns take the shape of sophisticated listening and viewing equipment. 
 
    We heard loud booms as we sat in a chocolate factory in the Golan Heights. 
 
    “We live with the Army. We don’t hear their exercises anymore,” responded the area economic development official. 
 
     At least for now…