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SECOND LEBANON WAR


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In Chapters 14 to 17 of Between These Walls, a  character named Dr. Samuel Singer travels to Israel to take part in Israel's fight for independence. These pages were inspired by author Michael Newman's own experience during the Second Lebanon War, which broke out in 2006 after Hezbollah terrorists kidnapped and killed three Israeli soldiers.

In a daring move, Michael - a former reserve soldier in the Canadian army (as shown in this photo to the left) -  left his home in Toronto to travel to the war zone in Israel. He chronicles this journey in the photographs below.

VIEW MEDIA COVERAGE OF MICHAEL'S TRIP
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Car in northern Israel destroyed by Hezbollah rockets
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Israeli artillery firing into Lebanon
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Hezbollah rocket exploding in northern Israel
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Cars in northern Israel destroyed by Hezbollah rockets

MICHAEL NEWMAN TELLS THE story of miryam

Amidst all the gunfire, rocket explosions, noise and chaos of war, the most compelling stories are those of the people whose lives have been disrupted and changed profoundly.

During the Second Lebanon War, I met Miryam, an 11-year-old little Israeli girl, in Kiryat Shmona on the Israeli-Lebanese border.

 I brought Miryam and her mother Masha to Toronto for a week to escape the horrors of the war. It was an experience that was memorable for both our families.

​Right: Miryam in Michael Newman's home in Toronto. On the table are rocket shell fragments that Michael brought home from the Second Lebanon War. Miryam later created a scrapbook about her visit to Toronto.
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Building in North Israel on fire after being hit by a Hezbollah rocket
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Israeli Army units on the move into Lebanon
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Israeli Army tanks on the Israeli-Lebanese border
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Israeli soldiers manning a checkpoint on the Israeli-Lebanese border
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Hezbollah rocket exploding in northern Israel
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A factory building in northern Israel damaged by a Hezbollah rocket
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Israeli civilians in a bomb shelter in Kiryat Shmona during Hezbollah rocket fire
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Michael Newman with Israeli Merkava tank on Israeli Lebanese border
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Two Israeli army officers in Israeli-Lebanese border
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Building in northern Israel damaged by Hezbollah rocket
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View of Haifa
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Syrian fortifications on the Golan Heights
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Israeli Army self-propelled artillery with their guns aimed at Hezbollah positions in Lebanon
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Israeli soldiers maintaining their Merkava tank on the Israeli-Lebanese border
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Top floor of hospital in Nahariya northern Israel, near the Lebanese border, destroyed by a Hezbollah rocket
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A car shredded by shrapnel from a Hezbollah rocket in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel
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Israeli self-propelled artillery with guns aimed at Hezbollah positions in Lebanon
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Dug- in Israeli self -propelled gun in northern Israel pointing at Hezbollah in Lebanon
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Building in Kiryat Shmona damaged by Hezbollah rocket fire
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Wounded Israeli soldier and comrades in hospital in Nahariyah, northern Israel
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Michael Newman beside a minefield on the Golan Heights
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Yeshiva certificate presented to Michael Newman for his support for the people of Kiryat Shemona during the Second Lebanon War
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