Im Eshkachaich Yerushalayim Tishakach Yemini

I had originally planned on posting something else yesterday and again today, but then I felt, how can I post about other things when my home and land are involved in such turmoil.
I wanted to post something, but felt I couldn't do it justice, so instead I will post links to Jameel and his constant mesiras nefesh, updating us on a very regular basis and also to frumgirl's latest post and my long winded comment there.

I want to close with a thought. We say shmoneh esray three times a day, and even if we have strong kavanos at the beginning, towards the end, at least in my case, it starts to wane. The last bracha is the bracha of "Sim Shalom" where we are asking hashem to grant us peace. Let's all make EVERY effort when we daven to have exceptionally strong kavana at that point, and in that zechus, Hashem should hear our prayers and restore peace to our land, the way it was 3300 years ago.