Nili Bresler

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Jan 1, 2025, 2:18 PM

Goodbye 2024. Why I have hope for 2025

Light and hope for 2025. Photo: Nili Bresler

Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year’s – all in one week. If there ever was a season of light, celebration and hope, it is now. Okay, you may think I’m crazy, and it’s probably true. You have to be a bit...

Nov 4, 2024, 11:47 PM

What to expect when you’re expecting… missiles

Dreaming of Peace, preparing for war – MORE war, that is. When will it end? November 4, 2024: Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated on this day, 29 years ago. Some of those who incited and encouraged his assassination sit as ministers...

Oct 2, 2024, 10:12 PM

Brokenhearted but Unbroken: 1 year since October 7

Burnt out sign from Nir Oz Kindergarten, "Gmar Hatima Tova". Photo: Nili Bresler

Rosh Hashana thoughts from the stairwell. Year 5785 starts tonight. What will it bring? As we approach the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack, I marvel at the strength and resilience of the people around me, my people. I...

Sep 7, 2024, 1:14 PM

The Vocabulary of Agony – 11 Months of Horror

Hearts on Fire. The author at a recent protest.

Israel, September 2024: Anguish upon Anguish Our words, like our leaders, fail us when we need them most. I have spent the past week making condolence calls to the families of beautiful young people who were executed in cold blood by...

Aug 3, 2024, 7:09 PM

Do Not Rejoice: 300 Days in Hell

Knesset: closed for business. Graphic by Nili Bresler.

In the ultimate Hit & Run, Israel kills 3 top terrorists and then the government shuts off the lights and leaves for summer vacation. In the past weeks, three of the region’s worst terrorists were killed in targeted assassinations....

Jul 7, 2024, 11:23 AM

Just say yes! A hostage deal is closer than ever

We are closer than ever to a real deal to get the hostages home. Mr. Prime Minister, JUST SAY YES! There are no more excuses. Hamas has agreed to the deal your own government – OUR GOVERNMENT – put...

Jun 14, 2024, 1:10 PM

Hearts full of bullet holes: 8 Months On

Despair, elation, hope, rage, tears of joy, and tears of agony. What is it like to be Israeli in 2024? It’s like riding a roller coaster with a heart full of bullet holes. Today is day 252: 8 months since...

May 13, 2024, 1:30 PM

Ignorance Marches On: Stop the War vs. Stop Israel

Hostage family members protest in Tel Aviv. Photo: Nili Bresler

Protesters in the USA and in Israel may shout similar slogans, but the difference is huge. I admit it’s confusing. You see people on US campuses shouting “Stop the War! Free Palestine!” You see Israelis in the streets shouting, “Stop...

Apr 21, 2024, 4:20 PM

Tunnel Vision: Pesach Underground

Sign seen at Hostage Square

Pesach 2024: This year we are not free. We’re trapped in a dark tunnel, counting plagues, counting people… Day 200 of this war approaches. 133 Israeli hostages remain trapped in Gaza. We do not know how many of them...

Apr 6, 2024, 1:40 PM

Six months in hell: Notes from Hostage Square

Demonstrators protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip outside Kirya Base in Tel Aviv, March 31, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

I tell heartbreaking stories every day but I don’t cry. Suddenly I hear soothing flute music out in the Square and my eyes tear up

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About Me

Nili Bresler is a member of Israel's pro-democracy movement. She is a business communications coach with experience in management at multinational technology companies. Prior to her career in high-tech, Nili was a news correspondent for the AP. Nili holds a degree in International Relations from NYU. She made aliya in 1970 and lives in Ramat Gan.

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