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Mar 3, 2025, 3:50 PM

Strategic Politics: What Germany Must Learn from Israel’s Fragmentation

When Germany faced a political crisis in 1966, the country’s two largest parties—CDU and SPD—set aside their differences and formed a grand coalition. The move was far from ideal, but it prevented a political vacuum that could have destabilized...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Feb 12, 2025, 5:15 AM

Empathy before education, also for the family and friends of the Chamas hostages

This empathy must be the easiest in the world, but it must be expressed Marshall Rosenberg coined the slogan 'Empathy before education.' You can't convey your thinking to people who suffer until you first express your sympathy for what they are...

Sep 11, 2024, 10:23 PM

To Gantz, Lapid, and Deri

Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid, like many of us, you are undoubtedly alarmed by the state of our beloved country. A time when during a war a handful of extreme voices, are mired in politics and rhetoric that endangers...

Sep 3, 2024, 12:17 PM

There Are No Words

This combination of six undated photos shows hostages, from top left, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi; from bottom left, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Carmel Gat (z"l). (The Hostages Families Forum via AP)--From Times of Israel

Late Saturday night, here in California, my wife Judy and I were stunned into silence upon hearing the breaking news of the brutal murders of Hersh, Eden, Carmel, Alex, Ori, and Almog (z"l). I was immediately transported back to...

Sep 2, 2024, 6:24 PM

What does it take to find our humanity under fire?

On Shabbat we just pulled out of Gaza the bodies of six hostages. six young people who had some how managed to stay alive for almost 11 months in the most excruciating, horrendous conditions of starvation and torture. Only...

Aug 18, 2024, 8:53 AM

Bennett, Gantz, and Lapid Must Be Held Accountable

The recent revelations that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) had in their possession a detailed Hamas battle plan well before the October 7 attack, yet neither acted on it nor shared it with key political and military leaders, are...

Menachem Rosensaft

Aug 10, 2024, 1:58 AM

Reclaiming Zionism

If a minister of any government anywhere in the world had said that they would consider the murder of any number of Jews — let alone millions — morally justifiable for any reason whatsoever, one would have heard screams...

Jun 22, 2024, 5:08 PM

Israel’s Internal Strife Over Gaza Strategy

The recent announcement by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of a daily "tactical pause" in military operations in parts of the Gaza Strip has unveiled a significant rift between the Israeli government and its military. This decision, ostensibly meant...

Jun 16, 2024, 6:58 PM

Day 254 Of The War:Trying to Keep Up The Hope

Getting ready for yet another demonstration in Kaplan. My photo

Last night, we heard that there were over 160,000 protesters in Kaplan. Still, as I stood there among this huge crowd, I felt small and helpless. How is it possible that we all know this is a corrupt government,...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jun 11, 2024, 7:39 AM

Benny Gantz, why leave the unity government?

It's likely plain, stupid, old impatience. Or is it plain, stupid, old jealousy? You were thought to be the calm, cool, collected grownup in the room. You were supposed to keep the extreme right in check. You now empower the Israel haters...

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