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Gila Isaacson
Dec 2, 2024, 6:34 PM
The Soul of Israel lives in these small moments
In the midst of our most challenging times, it's the small moments that reveal the true heart of Israel – not in grand gestures or political statements, but in the quiet threads of compassion and tradition that weave through...
Gila Isaacson
Nov 18, 2024, 6:30 PM
The scariest noise in Israel these days (It’s not what you think)
In Israel today, no sound carries more weight than a knock at the door. Not the wail of sirens, not the boom of Iron Dome - just a simple knock that freezes time and shatters worlds. Every Israeli knows what...
Michal Lashansky
Oct 12, 2024, 11:30 PM
Remembering Dekel Swissa z”l 10,000 km from home
Driving through the gates of Moshav Bar Giyora, in the beautiful hills near Jerusalem, the first thing I see is the sign reminding residents of the event marking the azkara (memorial) for Dekel Swissa. My heart skips a beat....
Yehuda Halper
Jun 18, 2024, 9:00 PM
Netanyahu and the Siege of Samos
On the evening of June 13, a smiling Benyamin Netanyahu was photographed holding a copy of the Penguin edition of Plutarch, The Rise and Fall of Athens, as the Knesset passed the first reading of a bill designed to...
Alexandria Fanjoy Silver
Jun 18, 2024, 10:14 AM
Israel became Israel in 1967 — and perhaps that’s the problem.
Yossi Klein HaLevi wrote in his seminal book “Like Dreamers” that Israel of 1967 was an "embattled, besieged strip of land full of traumatized Jewish immigrants." To a certain extent, not much there has changed. But Israel, in its...
Reuven H. Taff
Jun 11, 2024, 12:20 PM
The ultimate sacrifice: Remembering Arnon Zmora ז”ל
I awakened Shabbat morning to the jubilant news of a daring, risk-filled mission to rescue four Israeli hostages held by Hamas, carried out by an elite force of the Israel Defense Forces. Glued to the live English broadcast on...
Branko Miletic
Jun 6, 2024, 2:14 PM
The Balkan War drums are beating once again
"The whole world order broke down. After this, there was a very strong desire for war in Austria. People had already had enough of the Serbian provocation." - Otto von Hapsburg 110 years ago almost to the day, Archduke Franz...
Beth G. Kopin
May 29, 2024, 9:53 PM
Inches to Metric: To be or not to be (an Israeli American) that is the question? #5
Part five of my series on becoming an Israeli American. To read more of the series see header above, click My Blog. Next steps Having our TZ Teudat Zehut, (identity number) was crucial. Now "the list"... We bought a phone to...
David Arthur Salzillo
May 29, 2024, 9:32 AM
The Tale of Two Netanyahus
Today, I could talk about the disastrous war against Hamas. For example, I could talk about how an Israeli airstrike in Rafah may have killed dozens of Gazan civilians in a tent camp. I could even mention how the...
Penny S. Tee
May 28, 2024, 8:08 AM
Jews — Betrayed by the World, and Closer at Home?
Memorial Day is a day to remember the brave soldiers who have defended our country. May their memories be a blessing. Unfortunately, war is used as an option, and at times, while I wish I could wave a magic...
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