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Feb 3, 2018, 10:44 PM

22 namesakes for murdered teen Gil-ad Shaer

Ofir Shaer (left) with his son Gil-ad Shaer, who, together with Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrah, was kidnapped and murdered by Palestinian terrorists in June 2014. (Courtesy)

It is no small gift to name your own precious future after someone else’s legacy

Laura E. Adkins

Jul 9, 2015, 5:22 PM

This is not your conflict

To the outsiders who condemn Israel and leave Hamas unaccountable, you don't know what you're talking about

Rachel Sharansky Danziger

Jul 2, 2015, 12:16 PM

A year after tragedy: Silver linings

On the anniversary of the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, currents of compassion, respect and unity

Gidon Herschander

Aug 8, 2014, 6:42 PM

Don’t stop praying!

In the beginning of this week’s parsha the Hebrew word which Moshe uses to describe an encounter he had with GOD regarding him entering the land of Eretz Yisrael is “ Vaetchanan” (the name of this week’ s parsha)...

Jul 27, 2014, 4:52 AM

The foundations for peace are built on deeply dodgy ground

So here's my dilemma. I'm very uncomfortable about many aspects of the current war. My emotions are much as those reported yesterday by Danya Kauffman in ToI - I can empathise with both sides though my distress is...

Jul 26, 2014, 3:43 PM

Kids, Water and War

Yesterday, I went on a hike in the north. On my walk through rocks and water covering my knees, I passed a family of two parents, one newborn and two kids (c. 3-6 years old). In an attempt to...

Mark Menachem Blacknell

Jul 26, 2014, 6:38 AM

Hamas or Israel? Foundation Defines Strength of Structure

The US "Declaration of Independence" publicly expresses the hopes and aspirations of the American people. The "Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement" publicly expresses the hopes and aspirations of the people of Gaza. The "Israeli Declaration of Independence" expresses the hopes...

Jul 25, 2014, 1:14 PM

Don’t be taken for a ride

One of the topics discussed by the media in the days following the kidnapping of Eyal Yifrach z’l, Naftali Frenkel z’l and Gilad Shaar z’l was the safety of ‘tremping’, that is, hitchhiking in Israel. Certainly, there are many...

Miriam Eshaghian

Jul 23, 2014, 4:27 AM

Tragedy is no excuse for the trivialization of the Holocaust

There have been numerous comparisons drawn between the tragedies of the Holocaust and the current conflict between Israel and Gaza. Whereas in Operation Protective Edge the lives of Israeli and Gazan civilians are at risk as a result of...

Jul 23, 2014, 3:26 AM

It isn’t easy to feel compassion for everyone

It isn't easy to feel compassion for everyone. We are afraid of opening our hearts to the person whose heart seems closed to ours. Whether that person is a family member, co-worker, neighbor, or across a border in a...

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