Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“Part of this Israel-Hamas war reminded me of the “Trolley Problem” — a speculative puzzle that incorporates inaction as a consequential option in a moral choice”

FUTURE OF JEWISH Can you hear the runaway trolley in Gaza? Yishai Jusidman February 24, 2024 …In philosopher Philippa Foot’s original 1967 outline, a runaway trolley is on a downhill course about to hit and kill five people down its … Continue reading

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Days after the Hamas onslaught, filmmaker Duki Dror headed to the devastated rave site near Re’im. It is now his mission to show the world ‘Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre’

TIMES OF ISRAEL Documentary on October 7 Supernova festival massacre makes US debut Rich Tenorio February 23, 2024 Just three days after the October 7 Hamas terror onslaught on Israel, longtime Israeli filmmaker Duki Dror visited the location of an … Continue reading

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Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s son, Hersh, was kidnapped on Oct. 7 and his family has had no word of him since

WALL STREET JOURNAL ‘Stay Strong. Survive.’ The Mother Who Became the Face of Hostage Advocacy Elizabeth Bernstein February 20, 2024 Rachel Goldberg-Polin numbers her days. On Day Seven, she spoke to President Biden on a Zoom call. On Day 37, she … Continue reading

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US veto of UN Security Council ceasefire resolution prevented the world body from dictating a Hamas victory. Still, the administration’s alternative is almost as dangerous.

JNS Biden’s ‘help’ at the UN will put Israeli lives at risk Jonathan S Tobin February 22, 2024 Once again, President Joe Biden came to the rescue of Israel at the U.N. Security Council. The administration’s decision to veto a … Continue reading

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“Hamas forced some families in kibbutzim to witness the rape or sexual assault of their own family members, in their own homes”

NATIONAL REVIEW Hamas’s ‘Sadistic’ Sexual Assault Detailed by Israel’s Rape Crisis Centers Haley Strack February 21, 2024 Hamas sexually assaulted Israeli women “in all arenas” where the October 7 massacre took place, the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel … Continue reading

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Former Canadian PM Harper: “It is foolish to think a two-state solution will emerge while so many Palestinians still reject the existence of a Jewish state”

NATIONAL POST Israel’s war is just, Hamas must surrender or be eliminated Stephen J. Harper February 18, 2024 …This was not random murder. It was more than some settling of inter-communal scores. It was beyond even brutal military action. These … Continue reading

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“AP willfully chose to turn a blind eye to these facts, and instead profited from its terrorist photographer’s participation in the massacre”

NEW YORK POST Oct. 7 survivors sue AP for hiring freelance photographers ‘embedded with Hamas terrorists’ Susan Edelman and Allie Griffin February 21, 2024 Several survivors of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel have accused the Associated Press in a … Continue reading

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Melanie Phillips joined the CAMERA group to view scenes of the October 7 atrocities, one of them Kfar Aza.

MELANIE PHILLIPS SUBSTACK Never again February 15, 2025 I made a pilgrimage this week to the the area of the south-western Negev that was devastated by the Hamas pogrom on October 7…The eerie silence of Kibbutz Kfar Aza, whose once … Continue reading

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Pretending there is a deal to be done with the Palestinian leadership only opens the door to another October 7. Israelis won’t be fooled.

TABLET MAG Sorry, but there is no Two-State Solution Gadi Taub February 12, 2024 I don’t fault any Zionist or ally of Israel for having embraced the two-state solution, as I did for many years. No other peace plan could … Continue reading

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Egypt bears massive responsibility for the ongoing crisis. To prevent another October 7, this will require Israel to maintain control of the Rafah crossing

JERUSALEM POST Egypt must reap what they sowed to prevent another October 7 from happening Benjamin Anthony February 18, 2024 Following Israel’s rescue mission of two hostages carried out in Rafah, the IDF is poised to launch a ground incursion … Continue reading

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