The Gaza genocide charge doesn’t add up * The progressive left hates the Jews * Jerusalem is sinking * Take dairy off the Shavuot menu

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, June 6, 2024 from the blogs [Should Israel ‘clear and hold’ Gaza?]( By Jonathan Lipow A time will come when Israel must occupy the Strip, finish off Hamas, and take responsibility for the governance of its population Peta Jones Pellach [Like Venice, Jerusalem is sinking fast]( Human actions are destroying the city’s beauty, but it’s not too late to right the ship Stephen Daniel Arnoff [Alchemy in the City of Gold]( What should have been a celebration of the ethereal and eternal Jerusalem yesterday fell flat and hard like a lead balloon [Liberating the Western Wall with a prayer book]( By Zack Rothbart An impromptu prayer service was held that day in 1967 when Israel captured Jerusalem’s Old City – there was just one item missing Ted Deutch [The West must lead now to curb a nuclear-poised Iran]( The International Atomic Energy Agency can take a crucial step, but the world’s safety depends on a forceful US and European strategy Suzie Navot [Can Haredi students keep avoiding army service? We’ll know soon]( A deep dive into the Supreme Court hearing on when recruitment must start and whether yeshivas can still get public funding from the blogs [The genocide claim against Israel doesn’t add up]( By Shlomo Cohen and Yaacov Samet The ratio of combatant-to-civilian casualties in Gaza should be recognized as a historical achievement of protecting civilian lives Esther Sperber [The ‘religious’ activists who desecrate God’s name]( Blocking humanitarian aid to Gazans is a perversion of Jewish values — Orthodox Jews should condemn it loudly and clearly Gary Rosenblatt [A hallowed space in downtown New York]( The sensitively curated intense Nova Music Festival Exhibit immerses its visitors in that day, from blissful dancing to the horrors at sunrise [Shavuot’s dairy dilemma]( By Jonathan Jaffe Bernhard Today’s milk industry challenges the Torah-based ethics we were taught and our understanding of what it means to keep kosher Dan Perry [Corrupt to the bone]( Recent revelations of venality by a government official point to a national split – a ’good Israel’ and a ’bad Israel’ Samuel Joseph Milstein [The country that murdered my family welcomed me — Israel won’t]( It’s hypocrisy to demand Haredi enlistment to fill depleted IDF ranks while turning away a Diaspora Jew who is eager to serve [EXCERPT: The progressive left hates the Jews]( By Hadley Freeman The bigotry is obscured by identity politics, which provides an excuse to ignore Hamas’s terrorism and violence against Jews more choice voices Nathan J. Diament [This Jerusalem Day, choose history over propaganda]( American college students should learn the truth about the Middle East, though that may take leaving the ivory tower and visiting Jerusalem Razi Hecker [The language without words]( The day I took off from work to play soccer with the brothers of the Bedouin girl who was injured in Iran’s missile attack [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