Life in Israel 1 Year After Oct. 7
Wearing high heels or flats\xa0to work\xa0is a small thing most women don\u2019t give too much thought to, but when seconds matter while running to a bomb shelter, a simple decision over footwear becomes critical.\xa0\nMost women in Israel don\u2019t wear heels because, when the sirens sound, Israelis have only about 30 seconds to make it to a bomb shelter,\xa0Yael Eckstein, president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, explains.\xa0\n\u201cJust the other day, four days ago, we woke up at 5 a.m. to a siren sounding,\u201d said Eckstein, who\xa0lives in Israel\xa0with her husband and four children. \u201cWe had 90 seconds to wake up our four kids and get them to our shelter in time. Thank God we have a shelter in our home, but even 90 seconds to wake up the kids, get them down to the shelter, we didn\u2019t have time to bring our puppy, and so my kids were crying that the puppy was outside, and I had to make the decision of keeping my kids safe or going out and getting the puppy and risking our lives.\u201d\xa0\nFor people living in Israel, these are \u201ceveryday situations,\u201d she says.\xa0\nEckstein joins \u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss Iran\u2019s recent attack on Israel and commemorate the anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack.