Who will protect France’s Jews? * What Rashida Tlaib knows * Why I am not protesting * I was wrong about Jew-hatred at Stanford * Why I moved to Israel

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, July 4, 2024 Michael Oren [The brutal syllogism of this war is a deathtrap for Israel]( [The basis of Aristotelian logic, and arguably of all Western philosophical thought, is the syllogism. It states, simply, that if A equals B and B equals C, then A equals C. And what was foundational for Aristotle in antiquity is for Israelis today nothing short of nightmarish. We are trapped in a deadly syllogism in which the refusal of one terrorist organization to end its war with Israel means a second terrorist organization will also refuse, pitching Israel into a regional – and potentially existential – conflict. How did we become...]( [What Rashida Tlaib knows, or how to win when you’re losing]( By Cheryl Levi The US rep didn’t bother trying to convince Congress that Hamas casualty stats are accurate. She gets the power of drama Gary Gilbert [What Acre can teach US student protesters]( Though I was within easy range of Hezbollah rockets, I felt less under attack in the mixed Arab-Jewish city than on my American college campus Sarah Raanan [‘What made you move to Israel?’]( I don’t always get into how I came to be aware of my Jewishness as a child in the UK, or that here, I never need explain [Antisemitism is in the air at Stanford University]( By Alon Tal A visiting professor on campus, I thought reports of Jew-hatred and anti-Israeli bias were overblown. A new report demonstrates how wrong I was Mark Levenson [Literary antisemitism is bad and getting worse]( The Authors Guild did nothing for Jewish writers who are lately being harassed and blacklisted, but there is something you can do Dov Maimon [Who will protect France’s Jews?]( After the first round of the latest elections, the country may be heading toward an ungovernable future [Say yes (please?) to the dress]( By Kally Rubin Kislowicz When will science explain why I can’t speak Hebrew while feeling an emotion? Or while driving? Or while having eyes? Bishara A. Bahbah [US Muslims could hand Trump a victory]( Backing the Republican now in return for a promise to support a ceasefire in Gaza would give my community a seat at the table Rob Charry [Remembering Rabbi Andrew Sacks, a champion of religious pluralism in Israel]( Known as a ‘rabble-rouser,’ he fought for egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall and non-Orthodox converts to Judaism [Why I am not protesting]( By Sarah Sassoon As long as the rhetoric on the Right is no different from that of the Left, my heart remains shattered. They aren’t calling for unity; I am [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