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Dec 4, 2023, 11:48 PM

Atmospheric pressure

Headline on Times of Israel: Dozens of tanks seen approaching Khan Younis; rocket barrage fired at central Israel Yalla. The ceasefire is over. The illusion of calm is over though I'm not sure it ever really existed at all. Hamas violated the...

Nov 29, 2023, 11:41 PM

The erasable line

Headline on Times of Israel: 2 Israeli-Russian women handed to Red Cross; 10 more Israeli hostages awaited I took a break this week. I followed my own advice and watched some comedy shows. All I did was watch comedy shows and...

Nov 27, 2023, 12:15 AM

Today, tomorrow, and forever

Headline on Times of Israel: Freed hostage Elma Avraham, 84, critically ill, as 14 Israelis, 3 Thais released I just saw pictures I can't unsee because I had clicked on a tweet about returned hostages. The pictures were in the...

Nov 25, 2023, 11:01 PM

Headline on Times of Israel: Israel ‘cautiously optimistic’ tonight’s Hamas release of hostages back on track It's been a rough week, the ceasefire being criticized (including by me), the hostage negotiations, expectations, anger, disbelief, much more. I wrote a piece for...

Nov 20, 2023, 9:21 PM

Headline on Times of Israel: IDF says it probed 300 terror suspects and that other Gazans offering intel willingly My friend was hit by an RPG. The other night, I enjoyed a comedian that was brought in to entertain our Netanya...

Nov 19, 2023, 9:12 PM

Peace and quiet

November 19, 2023 Headline on Times of Israel: IDF confirms Houthis hijacked ship in Red Sea, says it is not an Israeli vessel I am not the same person that I was 44 days ago on October 6. I, and all...

Nov 15, 2023, 12:38 AM

Just a thought or two

November 14, 2023 Today's headline on Times of Israel: WATCH: Pro-Israel in Washington kicks off with 200,000 estimated in attendance As there is very little cohesiveness today, I have shared some random thoughts: It has been raining this week. Finally. Winter has...

Nov 12, 2023, 11:20 PM

Fear of the unknown

Headline on Times of Israel: Israel nabs 20 Hamas terrorists deep inside Gaza, brings them in for questioning Warning: Lots of Hebrew coming up. I am sick. Literally sick. It started last week as a tickle in my throat, then progressed...

Nov 12, 2023, 1:00 AM

Headline on Times of Israel: Troops kill several top Hamas commandos in a series of operations in northern Gaza Approximately two years ago, in 2021, Hamas started planning the October 7 massacre. The top terrorist commanders got together just after the...

Nov 8, 2023, 9:09 PM

Today's headline on Times of Israel: PM: We’re reaching deeper than Hamas ever imagined; no truce before hostages freed This week, a father found out that his little daughter, Emily, was alive and in Gaza. One month after the horrific...

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Talya Woolf is an eight-year Olah with four spirited children and a fantastic husband. She is a writer, American-licensed attorney, handgun instructor, amateur photographer, and artist. She is politically confusing, Modern Orthodox (though she doesn't dress the part), and ardent Zionist (ZFB). She enjoys spending time with family, friends, running, photography, and reading about highly contagious diseases and WWII.

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