Waiting for a missile from Iran * I just want a radioactive spider bite * The world’s silence on Hamas’s aims * Passover marror as trauma therapy * Remembering Amitai

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, April 11, 2024 [Is the chief of staff qualified to understand Sinwar?]( By Avi Gil In the wake of another military intelligence failure to grasp the strategic landscape, Israel should stop assuming army brass are experts in foreign affairs Sherri Mandell [Waiting for a missile from Iran]( An app on my phone tells me that all of Israel is in danger. So I call my children: Should I worry? Daniel Levin [Is war with Iran inevitable?]( Iranian officials are quietly suggesting a new approach, different from anything they’ve told me before [What to expect when you’re expecting an Iranian invasion]( By Judy Halper As we teeter on the brink, with so much to fear, I don’t think bottled water or a home generator is the answer Minda Wolff Garr [Will the world ever condemn Hamas’s goal of eliminating Israel?]( And why is Israel still being castigated for the kind of terrible unintended events that happen in every war? Dvorah Richman [Twins take different paths to protect Israel]( One became a soldier in the army’s unique ’Special in Uniform’ unit – the other celebrates her sister’s victory [‘The pain is temporary, the pride is eternal’: Remembering Amitai z”l]( By Tanya White Our community of 35 families is a microcosm of the country, where every loss is unbearable, and worse when it’s one of your own Michael Oren [Who should US Jews vote for? I didn’t say and I won’t]( Encounters with American audiences have become a minefield with increasing charges that I endorsed Trump – or was it Biden? Sidra Kranz Moshinsky [My mother might be the youngest Holocaust survivor]( My grandmother used Catholic papers to give birth in 1944 Poland, and gave up the baby while she was in hiding. Today, that baby is 80 [The healing power of maror]( By Shana Aaronson Akin to trauma therapy, the seder is a way to process generational memories together, learn how to touch our grief from a distance, and carry on Nili Bresler [Six months in hell: Notes from Hostage Square]( I tell heartbreaking stories every day but I don’t cry. Suddenly I hear soothing flute music out in the Square and my eyes tear up Rachel Peck [Israel cannot afford a systems failure]( Not following instructions can mean blackouts, meltdowns, and destruction, like Aaron’s sons’ strange fire – or Israel’s current state of affairs (Shemini) [Madam Spidey]( By Kally Rubin Kislowicz I’m no longer in the market for beauty products — these days, I’m hoping to be bitten by a radioactive arachnid more choice voices Barak Seener [Why the US continues to advance the Abraham Accords despite Gaza]( Washington is anchoring the US’s security architecture in the region in order to deter Iran and blunt China’s growing influence Shayna Goldberg [When we Israelis have ‘crazy thoughts’]( They make you barricade your sliding doors. And turn driving through a tunnel into fear for the hostages. And dare you to make summer plans Michael Saenger [Keeping the light on, in my campus office]( We Jews are at risk, and hiding our identity won’t make us much safer. Rather, we need to signal tangibly how proud we are to be Jewish Clifford Rieders [Accountability in war]( While slamming Israel for its mistaken civilian casualties in Gaza, the world keeps quiet on Hamas terror and stated aims [The Blogs Weekly]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2024 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved