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Oct 8, 2026, 2:48 PM

I made a film about hostage posters. I was accused of centering ‘whiteness’

The documentary "Torn" (2024) examines the poster wars in New York City, when activists put up signs calling attention to Israeli hostages in Gaza, and others ripped them down. (Courtesy Nim Shapira)

It takes a particular habit of mind to look at a grainy photo of a kidnapped person and start by asking what color they are

Oct 8, 2026, 1:38 AM

I Will Come Back

Image Created by ChatGPT with GPT Image 2, 2026.

Three years after October 7, the man we waited for is the one now holding the memory of us all. “I will come back.” Those were the last words Eli Sharabi managed to shout to his daughters on the morning...

Jodi L. Goldfinger

Oct 8, 2026, 1:08 AM

October 7: The Fear That Crossed The Ocean

Image of a hand holding a Jewish Star necklace | Created by Jodi L. Goldfinger using AI tools on October 7, 2026

Are you safe? It is such a simple question. Three words I had asked people in other contexts, after storms, accidents, or emergencies. But after October 7, 2023, those words changed. I was thousands of kilometres away from Israel, sitting safely...

Purna Lal Chakma

Oct 6, 2026, 11:02 AM

October 7, Three Years Later: How the Price of War Reached Tehran

Editorial illustration showing the regional consequences of the October 7 war, from Hamas and Hezbollah to Iran, while Israel remains standing. Created by the author for editorial purposes.

At 6:29 a.m. on October 7, 2023, Hamas opened the deadliest day in Israel’s history. About 1,200 people were killed, more than 5,400 were injured in the immediate terrorist attack, and 251 people were taken hostage into Gaza as...

Oct 3, 2026, 7:56 PM

Three Years, One Unit: The October 7 War Through a Combat Medic’s Eyes

My IDF Palmar unit medivacing a wounded soldier from Gaza. Photo ©️ T. Book, 2026

On October 7, 2023, at 6:29 a.m., sirens shattered a quiet morning. I assumed it was another routine rocket attack. Within minutes, the reports made clear it was anything but. I still can't believe three years have passed since the...

Oct 2, 2026, 6:29 AM

Treasure Trove: What Do We Do With Our Memory of This Ongoing Terrible Time?

Photograph by David Matlow.

I cannot throw these out. They are the blue ribbons handed out at the first rallies to save the hostages. They are the items purchased at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv to help fund the campaign to Bring Them Home. ...

Elkana Bar Eitan

Sep 28, 2026, 4:06 AM

The Mathematics of Freedom

There are very few passages that I know, from the moment I first read them, will remain with me forever. One is Natan Sharansky’s description of playing chess against himself in his mind during the long years he spent...

Sep 17, 2026, 3:33 PM

NAZA Lies Through an IDF Soldier’s Eyes

Wounded IDF soldier being medivaced to safety. Photo ©️ A. Agronov , 2026

I have knelt in the sand of Gaza with a dying soldier's blood on my hands. I have served in Lebanon, in Judea and Samaria, and now, since October 7th, for hundreds of days on the front lines with...

Aug 10, 2026, 7:32 AM

What Does Peace Mean?

It was December 2024. I was rushing and click-clacking my heels in Downtown Miami with Mauricio Schneider, Bibas family uncle, while on the phone with another hostage family member who couldn't figure out how to get to our next...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jul 26, 2026, 9:16 PM

Israel Must Stop Iran from Rebuilding Proxy Armies

Israel has repeatedly shattered Hezbollah and Hamas on the battlefield, only to watch them rebuild for the next war. The problem is not a lack of Israeli military power or resolve, but a lack of political will to resist...

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