Lynchburg’s Mayor joined the Jack Murphy show Thursday morning, and showed very little, if any apprehension or concern about being in the midst of the conflict, now in its third week, near the Gaza. Mike Gillette, is in Jerusalem studying Hebrew. Gillette, says the Israeli government has worked very hard to minimize civilian casualties and help those on both sides of the border. Gillette says he feels safe; but that doesn’t make things there any less tense.