Still calling for “Make love not war” after Oct 7th
I find it instructive to see what people posted on their social media before Oct 7th and just after Oct 7th. I decided to look at Facebook posts for speakers at this year’s conjoint...
Author: Sheri Oz
We owe it to them to try to celebrate Independence Day
Journalist Amit Segal brings us a video clip in which Battalion 221, now fighting in central Gaza, shows the rest of the country how to honour our nation in this most difficult Independence Day...
What we need to know about Hezbollah (but are afraid to know)
War-time-scrambled-Waze put my location somewhere in Beirut. But that is not what made my drive from Kibbutz Lohamei Hageta’ot back home to Haifa yesterday difficult. After all, I had driven those roads for years...
Hamas bites the hand that feeds Gaza
You need to know what we are dealing with and I don’t know how to start this article so let me just list a few points in the order they come to mind. Kerem...
Letter from Company Commander in Gaza: Don’t succumb to American dictates
Upon the arrival in Israel of United States Secretary of State Blinkin last week, the commander of a reserve company serving in the Gaza Strip wrote a letter to Reut Ben Haim, the chairperson...
Why are we not hearing this hostage’s brother’s voice?
A small example suggests the possibility of mass social engineering affecting well-meaning people. I wonder what might be different if Nadav’s voice was given airing. By now, you may have seen the proof-of-life videos...
Psychological terror: Are we smart enough, strong enough to avoid falling for it?
Wow. This is psychological terrorism at its most sophisticated. I feel caught in a trap — and I am not the one who has the weight of the nation on my shoulders. I am...
Why did Iran attack? Or: The Forgotten Value of the Open Media
This piece was written by University of Haifa Professor Amatzia Baram, expert in Middle East politics and Israeli and international consultant. He identifies an elementary error in Israeli military intelligence. It is published here...
