Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

Master Sgt. (res.) Elkana Vizel, 35, from Bnei Dekalim: “If you are reading these words, apparently something has happened to me”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Wide swath of society: The stories of some of the 21 troops killed in Gaza blast Michael Bachner January 24, 2024 Twenty-one Israeli soldiers were killed Monday in the deadliest single incident for Israel Defense Forces troops … Continue reading

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Survivors’ accounts, video evidence, and the interrogation recordings of apprehended Palestinians paint a damning picture of the complicity of Gazan civilians both in the Oct. 7 attack, in which more than 1,200 people were murdered and 240 people were abducted to Gaza, and its aftermath.

TABLET MAG Oct. 7 Was Worse Than a Terror Attack. It Was a Pogrom. Deborah Danan January 24, 2024 … It is one that has sparked a debate in Israel that challenges the inclination to draw distinctions between ordinary Palestinian civilians … Continue reading

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“Since Oct. 7, 2,000 Haredim have applied to join the IDF despite being exempt from service so they can study Torah full time”

COMMENTARY Israeli Patriotism in Full Bloom Seth Mandel January 24, 2024 …The Washington Post [They were ready to give up on Israel. Now they’re all in] documents a common trend of Israeli liberals thinking they’d had it with their country only … Continue reading

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Singer-songwriter John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting says his anti-Hamas protest song is a ‘moral message,’ and asks why ‘so many, particularly in the arts, remained deathly silent’

DAILY CALLER ‘We Are Not OK’: Grammy-Nominated Artist John Ondrasik Releases Pro-Israel Protest Song A.J. Amendola January 18, 2024 John Ondrasik, known professionally as the Grammy-nominated singer Five For Fighting, released a new song and accompanying music video in response … Continue reading

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South Africa: In the 1970s and 1980s they used to joke, “When the Jews go; it’s time to leave, when the Portuguese go; it’s too late.”

FUTURE OF JEWISH A South African Jew asks: Is it time to go? Howard Sackstein January 20, 2024 …A year ago, an American Jewish non-governmental organisation visited South Africa to see whether it should begin planning a mass evacuation for … Continue reading

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Chicagoan Beth Kopin, buys a home in Jerusalem and becomes an Israeli-American

TIMES OF ISRAEL To be or not to be (an Israeli American)? That is the question #1 Beth G. Kopin January 18, 2024 I have heard from many people since posting on TOI, Being an Israeli American, asking Why my … Continue reading

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Gordis: A lovely story is making its way around Israeli social media

ISRAEL FROM THE INSIDE A brief story of a fender-bender Daniel Gordis January 19, 2024 This tweet is making its way around Israeli social media. It’s a sweet story, but the truth is, we see and hear things like this … Continue reading

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How Harvard’s ousting of Lawrence Summers led to the disgrace of Claudine Gay

COMMENTARY Harvard’s Tragic Journey Ruth R. Wisse February 2024 Forgive me for quoting myself, but there’s no other way to begin: “History rarely issues us a red alert. But the surrender by America’s premier university to its anti-intellectual assailants marked … Continue reading

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According to Israeli military planners, Hezbollah was supposed to carry out the same invasion, mass murder, and kidnapping that Hamas carried out alone under Iranian instruction

JPOST Iran’s Siamese twins: Hezbollah and Hamas’s massacre strategy Dan Diker January 10, 2024 …In fact, Israeli military planners assess that Hezbollah was to have undertaken the same invasion, mass murder, and kidnapping operation that Hamas ended up carrying out … Continue reading

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“Not only did the Gazan public not protest against Hamas following the attack, but thousands took an active part – publicly and without fear – in the massacres, kidnappings, rapes and lootings, including the theft of bodies as a sort of ‘appreciating asset,’ and of course participated in the victory celebrations that included abuse of the kidnapped and the bodies”

NAOMI RAGEN BLOG Gaza War Diary 18 January 2024 …Let there be no mistake: this is a war between Israel and the Gazans [versus just Hamas]. All of them. It is a war between Israel and the Palestinians, excluding Israeli … Continue reading

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