Current events have a way of affecting all aspects of Israeli life, even my mom’s. She’s not cognizant of what happens outside the walls of her care facility, but visiting her yesterday made me realize that there is no escape from the impact of living in Israel, even if you have Alzheimer’s. Israel’s civilian population is under rocket attack from Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. This is in retaliation for a pinpoint execution of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist chief na