A growing collection as I examine various aspects of the war against Hamas first and Hezbollah a bit later. Hamas essentially declared war against Israel on 7 October 2023 when terrorists infiltrated our communities and — in a rampage of horror — tortured, slaughtered and abducted men, women, and children of all ages. Hezbollah has been showering the northern communities with dailyl rockets and missiles.
You know her — the one who was dragged by the hair from the back of a jeep to the back seat. Hear her talk at a Hands of Peace event. * * * * * This is Ayala Levy Shahar, mother of 19-year-old Naama Levy, one of the hostages in the video released yesterday….
Facebook provided no option for me to appeal their decision. If you tell me my post does violate community standards, I will accept the decision without further fuss. * * * * * I love how FB claims to remove only those items that threaten the community’s basic rights to respect and safety. (Read the…
I find it instructive to see what people posted on their social media before Oct 7th and just after Oct 7th. I decided to look at Facebook posts for speakers at this year’s conjoint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony, a project of Combatants for Peace and the Family Circle. I vehemently object to events such as…
Journalist Amit Segal brings us a video clip in which Battalion 221, now fighting in central Gaza, shows the rest of the country how to honour our nation in this most difficult Independence Day ever. We owe it to them to rise above politics, to rise above worry and fear and to celebrate Independence Day….
War-time-scrambled-Waze put my location somewhere in Beirut. But that is not what made my drive from Kibbutz Lohamei Hageta’ot back home to Haifa yesterday difficult. After all, I had driven those roads for years and needed no help getting around. What made the trip home hard was because my head was filled with the unpleasantries…
You need to know what we are dealing with and I don’t know how to start this article so let me just list a few points in the order they come to mind. Kerem Shalom Crossing was bombed a short time ago, injuring at least seven people with about 10 missiles. Hamas took responsibility for…
Upon the arrival in Israel of United States Secretary of State Blinkin last week, the commander of a reserve company serving in the Gaza Strip wrote a letter to Reut Ben Haim, the chairperson of the Order 9 movement (also called Tsav 9) that is blocking passage of trucks into Gaza in a fight against…
A small example suggests the possibility of mass social engineering affecting well-meaning people. I wonder what might be different if Nadav’s voice was given airing. By now, you may have seen the proof-of-life videos of hostages Hersh Goldberg-Polin (released on 25 April 2024) and Omri Miran and Keith Siegel (released on 28 April 2024). You…
Wow. This is psychological terrorism at its most sophisticated. I feel caught in a trap — and I am not the one who has the weight of the nation on my shoulders. I am not the one who has the responsibility or authority to make any decisions. I am just a simple citizen, trying to…
This piece was written by University of Haifa Professor Amatzia Baram, expert in Middle East politics and Israeli and international consultant. He identifies an elementary error in Israeli military intelligence. It is published here with his permission. * * * * * Military intelligence services ascribe great value to the classified sources that cost them…
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