Is an Israeli Victory in Sight?; Sharansky and the Refuseniks; Jukeboxes and the Mob; the Birth of Football’s AFL

[View this email in your browser]( February 11, 2024 • Adar I 2, 5784 THE WEEKENDER THE TAB Our printable digest is now available only to Tablet members. Existing members will get a copy of the Tab in their inbox each Friday as part of our new member newsletter. To become a member, click [here](. And if you're a member and you're not getting member benefits, write to us at [membership@tabletmag.com](mailto:membership@tabletmag.com?subject=The%20Tab&body=Please%20send%20me%20the%20latest%20issue.) [Israelis Won’t Stand for Anything Short of Victory in Gaza]( Leveraging the fate of the hostages to compel an Israeli surrender to Hamas is a sick, manipulative strategy that is doomed to political failure [BY GADI TAUB](#) [Why Israel Is Winning in Gaza]( The tactical victory that Hamas achieved on October 7, with all its scenes of unimaginable horror, has become a leading driver of its strategic defeat [BY EDWARD N. LUTTWAK](#) REFUSENIKS Tablet pays tribute to the ordinary and the extraordinary heroes of one of the great movements for human freedom of the 20th century, which helped topple the Soviet Empire—and which distilled the purest values of mutual responsibility and love in the global Jewish community in a way that immeasurably strengthened Jews in America, as well as the State of Israel. The date we have chosen to feature these pieces commemorates Feb. 11, 1986, the day Natan Sharansky arrived in Israel for the first time. [VISIT THE FULL COLLECTION]( # [The People Behind ‘The Chosen’]( Jewish advisers help a hit television show about the life of Jesus grapple with Judaism [BY MAGGIE PHILLIPS](#) # [My Uncle, the Crook]( David Rabinovitch digs into the history of his mysterious relative who made a fortune off jukeboxes—and organized crime [BY ALLAN LEVINE](#) FOOTBALL [The short-lived American Football League, merged into the NFL after Super Bowl IV, invented the modern media spectacle that is pro football. And three Jews invented the show that was the AFL.]( LISTEN TO TABLET # UNORTHODOX [Slam Dunk]( Ep. 399: NBA All-Star Allan Houston’s new faith initiative, and revisiting the Michael Milken trial FEBRUARY 8, 2024 UPCOMING EVENT TUESDAY, 7 p.m., ZOOM This is a member event. To become a member, and get a registration link for the Zoom, click [here](. Existing members should have received a link via email. If you've lost track of it, write to [membership@tabletmag.com.](mailto:membership@tabletmag.com?subject=Why%20You%20Daughter%20Is%20Still%20Single&body=I'm%20a%20member.%20Please%20send%20me%20a%20link%20for%20Tuesday's%20Zoom.%20) # # This email was sent to you by [Tablet Magazine](#) Tablet Magazine | P.O. Box 20079 | New York, NY 10001 [Remove me from this list]( | [Forward to a Friend]( You are receiving this email because you signed up at our website, www.tabletmag.com. Tablet Magazine P.O. Box 20079 New York, NY 10001 USA Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp [Mailchimp Email Marketing](