Over the weekend, I reached out to a Tax Advisor in Israel to learn what was is happening on the ground there. Here is what this Israel/US Tax Advisor (who we will keep anonymous) communicated in his letter to me. To protect this Tax Advisor, we are providing portions of his communication. If you believe you have had a tough tax season, you will appreciate learning what it is like for a US/Israel Tax Advisor in Jerusalem today!

To protect his identity, we will call him David. If you would like to support David and his family, providing your commentary through this site will get to him. Few Americans realize what it is really like for the people living in Israel today.

For the record, TaxConnections does not support war of any kind. We support world peace. Pray for peace for all people.

Hi Kat,

THANK YOU FOR REACHING OUT!!!!!    As you know, most of the world does NOT care and/or is brain dead.

We had a very scary night. We already received reports that the Iranian attack was due to hit us between 2 to 4:30 AM.

We prepared our war room, a room that newer buildings have that is specially reinforced to offer some protection in case.

Scuds (remember Sadam Hussein who shot scuds at Israel a few years ago!) landed and exploded nearby.  The war room is NOT strong enough to resist a direct hit, however.   We stocked water bottles, lights, airbeds, and face masks and flashlights for emergency use.

Then, at 1:30 or 1:35 AM,  we heard several huge explosions near us. Our building shook and rattled, but we could not see anything outside of our windows.   We live on the 7th floor of an apartment building in southern Jerusalem.  We are surrounded by Arab Muslim villages who have perpetrated many terrorist attacks against us, so we are ALWAYS concerned about another October 7th massacre emanating from these hostile villages.   Talk about close proximity to your enemy who is a couple of blocks away ( 1/4 mile?).

There were 6 -8 rockets, missiles, and/or drone that struck near us and put the real fear of G-d into us…. our poor dog was howling and scared out her mind also…….and the Home Front Command Air Raid Sirens went off for 10-15 minutes.

Then, there were continuous smaller booms and explosions, but we still could not see anything.  We have clear views to the north, to the east into Jordan, and to the south.   We have the privilege to see the Temple Mount, much of Jerusalem, Jordan, and the Dead Sea from our windows and porch.

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