| New reality for the people of Ashkelon |
I went to get the car from the garage this morning, and then went to do the regular shopping for my parents. In the supermarket I was approached by a young female soldier which handed me a paper with instructions on how to behave in a rockets attack. Only after she gave me the paper I noticed there is a whole group of orange-berets soldiers walking around, giving the papers to people and talking with them.
Most people, I got to admit, were nice but weren’t showing more than a polite interest. No gathering around or looking worried. The streets outside looked like just normal Friday afternoon. Kids playing outside, and people doing shopping.
You could still feel a little bit of tension in the air. I don’t know if it’s cause people here didn’t really fully grasp the new situation or just cause people are tougher than you’d think.
What did look a bit different to me in the supermarket was that everywhere you looked, there was a sign showing the direction to the supermarket’s secured area. I snapped a couple of pictures to share with you:
Signs pointing to the secured area
the sign above the milk
The soldiers and the photographer following them
(which was kicked out of the supermarket by the manager a minute later)
One of the many ads posted all over town calling for a demonstration on Saturday evening.
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