How to face the Houthi threat * Convince me, Kamala * Crying in Majdal Shams * Anne Frank’s posthumous death * Scrap the racist ‘Nation-State’ law * Pray for the athletes

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, August 1, 2024 from the blogs [Facing the Houthi threat: Time to stop playing defense]( By Marc Sievers They are a member of Iran’s ’axis of resistance’ and claim to be at war with Israel and the US. That should factored into the US response Amos Yadlin and Ari Heistein [What Israel did when it struck in Yemen]( The bombing of Hodeidah hit the Houthis’ economic lifeline and damaged their invincibile image. It also sent a message to Iran and its proxies Tuvia Book [Now is the time to scrap the awful and racist ‘Nation-State’ law]( How dare we insult our Druze brethren, who pay for their loyalty to Israel with their children’s lives? [Crying with the mourners in Majdal Shams]( By Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll The drive was long and my family worried, but I had to pay my respects: Those kids could have been my kids Jeff Rubin [How Hamas suppresses student activity on campus]( 22 years after the Hebrew U bomb attack, it takes a special kind of gall to pose as a defender of students’ rights and academic freedom Carol Troen [Netanayahu’s bragging speech was an affront to a vulnerable Israel]( As the mother and grandmother of Oct. 7 victims, I need to know the PM has a plan and a vision based on serious attention to the facts [Israel must investigate claims of detainee abuse]( By Eran Shamir-Borer The politicians who oppose the investigation undermine the IDF’s moral values and the rule of law, and put soldiers at risk of legal proceedings overseas Elkana Bar Eitan [Ismail Haniyeh: Pragmatic politician or terror chief?]( When global media glorify this man as a legitimate, even righteous leader, they endanger Israel, the US, and the entire free world Anna Abramzon [Convince me, Kamala]( I’m a registered Democrat but don’t expect me to turn into your cheerleader just because you are not Donald Trump [The posthumous death of Anne Frank]( By Alexandria Fanjoy Silver Whether it’s vandalizing her image or claiming her as a Hamas supporter, the inversion of Holocaust history is profound and grotesque Joy Levitt [Jerusalem has lost its best friend]( Shai Doron, the Jerusalem Foundation president who died suddenly at 63, was a visionary leader who worked tirelessly to transform the city Jonathan A. Greenblatt [Fallen soldier Yonatan Greenblatt and I have more in common than our name]( I did not know Yonatan personally, but I mourn his death as I would mourn the passing of a member of my family [Spare a prayer for Israel’s Olympic athletes]( By Cheryl Levi When all the Israelis want to do is compete in the games, but they are booed, sabotaged, and threatened by anti-Israel pro-Palestinian supporters more choice voices Reda Mansour [When 12 of your kids are killed on the soccer field]( The 3 principles that guide the Druze community make it that much harder to bear Hezbollah’s attack, but they also keep us going Michael Kretzmer [A miracle in Lithuania]( Lithuanians are finally ready tell the truth about the Holocaust – Jews must now support them in their efforts to face their history Paul Gross [This US election could be uniquely bad for Israel]( Neither Trump nor Harris is driven by an excess of love for the Jewish state and antisemitism plagues both of their parties Michael Feldstein [About that ‘Kamala-Amalek’ meme]( This kind of inflammatory wordplay should be off-limits –and no, it’s also not OK to link JD Vance’s name to its Yiddish meaning [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