Efi Kamara (retired colonel) drove me and the two young women (one from NYC and one from Rome) that volunteered yesterday to the Mavkiim location where there's a refreshment station for the IDF soldiers heading in and out of Gaza. Everything at this place is donated: the tents, appliances, the food, and, of course, volunteers. A lady, Anat, is in charge and supervises all the food prep. She's there every day. We served a couple hundred soldiers while we were there and talked with a few. They are able to take food with them or to their buddies. They eat off real plates with real forks. The Hebrew means "Who lives" and it's the logo for the station. There was a hot lunch with soup and Israeli salads, as well as prepped sandwiches and coffee. And of course, everything was kosher. It's amazing.
Effie and I stepped out during a lull, and went to Kibbutz Zikim to pick hot peppers. The greenhouses there are not glass, but mesh (to reduce the intense sunshine?) so it wasn't terribly hot in there. I worked a row with a retired Israeli police officer. I practiced my Hebrew and we got to know each other. We picked peppers for a couple hours and returned to the refreshment station.
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