How religious Zionism can save Israel * The joy of hostages coming home * This 1824 painting looks like October 7 * We’re no longer on the same side

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, August 29, 2024 From the blogs [Four questions for religious Zionists, and the answers that can save Israel]( By Tehila Friedman An Israel that is not Jewish and democratic will come apart – the religious mainstream’s moderation can be the glue that holds it together Allan Ripp [Should I have lied to the antisemite who attacked me?]( He didn’t know I was Jewish – but even under threat I couldn’t pretend not to be Rachel Sharansky Danziger [Unbearable joy: The magnitude of hostages coming home]( On 5 of the occasions (so far) when people returned alive from the hell of Hamas’s captivity, I was overcome by a sense of potential for the future From the blogs [Salt of the earth]( By Saul Singer Both men defended Israel in existential wars, both built a paradise near the Gaza border, and both were kidnapped alive and returned dead Shimon Sheves [We are no longer on the same side]( The south is scorched, the north ablaze, and in Jerusalem the government sits, ensuring that whatever’s left is burned to the ground Emmanuel Navon [Europe can condemn Russia while supporting Israel]( If Israel and Ukraine fall, the Russia-Iran axis supported by China will declare victory and Taiwan will be next [The beautiful flowers of darkness]( By Gail Bendheim How the stunning sudden brief flowering of the Cereus plant helped me grapple with the loss of my great-nephews, killed in the Gaza war Sara Krengel [Angry at God, with perfect faith]( No matter their lifestyle or belief, every single fallen soldier was special, and I need to scream: ’Enough, God! We’ve already suffered too much’ Lawrence Rifkin [On ingrates and reaching Italy with dry feet]( Leaked recordings from a meeting with released hostages reveal the immense suffering experienced by…the Netanyahus [Scenes from the massacres]( By Martin Kramer Delacroix’s painting depicts as much brutality as Western art dares, but the real-life graphic images from October 7 are too much for us to bear Top Ops Frimet Roth [At my daughter’s grave]( 22 years after terrorists murdered Malki, a Hamas RPG killed our son-in-law in the line of duty. Both were betrayed by Israel’s leadership Elad Ben-Zaken [Is everything immune?]( Politicians are protected from prosecution of offenses related to speech. What about when they storm an IDF army base? [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