8371 Just under three years ago, on a warm Friday night in Sderot, Noam Bedein was forced to flee his synagogue in the middle of a shabbat service when the dreaded "tzevah adom" (color red) siren bellowed warning through the Negev speakers. An incoming Qassam rocket was rapidly on its way, approaching the Western Negev city from the Gaza Strip, and within 15 seconds a huge explosion was heard no more than 50 meters from the synagogue. "There really wasn't much you...

8371 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jerusalem Deputy Director General for Media and Public Affairs 8371 To: Mr. Noam Bedein, Director of Sderot Media and Information Center for the Western Negev Date: February 19, 2009 Subject: “Operation Cast Lead” - Thank you Operation Cast Lead has concluded and during this time of reflection, we would like to thank you for your cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the operation. We assign great importance to your...

Students of IDC Hertzelia for the residents of the western Negev To: Noam Bedein - CEO Itzik Yarkoni - Marketing Director Sderot Media Center Greetings, I wish to thank you and the SMC staff for opening our eyes to the inconceivable reality of the western Negev and Sderot in particular. Since the first guided tour that you gave us on the 28th of December 2007, the sights we saw and the experiences we went through have affected us and our perception of the daily life routine in the...

The Sderot Media Center is now recognized as a grass roots voice and face for 45,000 Israelis who have lived under daily missile attacks for the past seven years. The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially requested that the Sderot Media Center provide all Israeli diplomatic offices around the world with first-hand exclusive material that the Sderot Media Center has produced, documented and presented ,500 comprehensive packets of Sderot Media Center print and audiovisual materials...