A father’s message for our enemies * Western stupidity is Hamas’s secret weapon * Let my people go – now! * What is resilience? * Hope is mandatory

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, April 18, 2024 [I am a father and a soldier. I have a message for our enemies]( By Avi Kahn To those who sacrifice their own families in order to destroy ours: Fear us. Fear the men who value peace, but are dragged to war Chavi Feldman [What is resilience?]( Another country coming under a massive missile attack would descend into utter chaos, but Israel just keeps on keeping on Avi Weiss [This Passover we say: Let my people go – now!]( The call is aimed at Hamas, but even more so at those who stay silent when they should speak out against evil [Hope is mandatory]( By Stephen Daniel Arnoff This Passover, learn from Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s conviction, for our destiny depends on the capacity for profound and rapid change for the better Casey Babb [Hamas’s secret weapon: Western stupidity]( From Beirut jihadis to Tehran extremists, the erosion of thoughtful discourse has emboldened the world’s most dangerous groups Hugh Taylor [Where the anti-Israel youthquake is taking us]( If you think things are bad for Jews now, wait til today’s ’river to the sea’ kids are making the hiring and firing decisions [Waiting for the end of the world]( By Shira Lankin Sheps Messages of love and connection steadied me while Israel and its allies shot down 99% of Iran’s projectiles Juan Ciscomani [US aid to Israel must be Congress’s top priority]( [Just a little over six months ago, the world witnessed as Israel was terrorized at the hands of Iran-backed Hamas. October 7, 2023, will go down as the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. The unprovoked attacks – egregious acts of war – cannot and will not be forgotten. Again, this weekend, we saw yet another unprecedented attack on Israel, with Iran launching hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and missiles on the country. The latest escalation of aggression by Iran – the world’s leading state sponsor...]( Charles Asher Small [The West must leave Qatar’s ’Education City’]( Doha, which funds global Islamist terror, has been pouring billions into US universities – and strings are definitely attached [Who we are]( By Nava Freiberg With each bit of eternity our enemies hope to destroy, we respond with stronger determination to live Top Ops Omer Biran [Between Star Wars and Dune: From liberty to jihad in 40 years]( The differences between the two epics illuminate the shifting values and priorities of our world Aaron Jacob [Unilaterally declaring Palestine a state will torpedo peace prospects]( The UN may adopt a measure to recognize Palestinian statehood, but no real peace process is possible without direct negotiations Ariel Beery [Go long against Iran]( Israel needs time to win back its allies, and to see that tight military cooperation is the key to success in the larger war Yehudah Katz [It’s time for unconditional love]( The Jewish people unites not because we have common enemies, but when we remember that we’d be nothing without each other [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