Only in Israel -- Bride vs Israel Electric Company

This story is simply amazing.

The Israel Electric Company sent around notices that a certain neighborhood in Raanana was going to have their electricity turned off one day for routine service.

Unfortunately, it turned out to be the same day as someone's wedding, and it would be chaotic on the day of her wedding not to have any electricity at home!

She and her parents called the electric company -- and the outcome was more dedicated than any customer relations story I've heard about from anywhere else in the world.

Only in Israel -- read the story here. The submitter summed it up:

"...It was truly amazing. There are people here with big hearts who made it clear that our happiness was important to them as well.

We sent a warm thank-you letter to the electric company along with the attached pictures.

Just goes to show that Chesed [kindness] is alive and well in the land and people of Israel."

hat-tip: CR's wall on FB.

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Turn out the lights on Gaza.

After years of Qassam rockets raining down on the Negev and Sederot, Minister of Defense Ehud Barak gingerly accepted an idea that might help. He proposed to shut down the electricity to Gaza, for between 15 minutes and an hour per rocket strike, in retaliation for the ongoing Qassam rockets that terrorize Southern Israel. Why Israel is still providing electricity to Gaza in the first place is beyond me, but we should give a thank you to Ehud Barak for even thinking in this direction.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved yesterday the recommendation from the defense establishment to impose economic sanctions on the Gaza Strip in response to continued Qassam rocket attacks. The main component of the plan involves temporary disruptions to the electricity supply to different parts of the Gaza Strip, but not to essential institutions, such as hospitals. (Haaretz)

While the knee jerk leftists immediately declared Israel guilty of crimes against humanity, and that we must be a"light unto the nations" -- I'd prefer we keep Gaza in the dark. At least till they stop shooting at us.

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