I was wrong on Israel’s Ukraine’s stance * Zelenskyy’s aid: ‘Ukraine is Israel’ * My Holocaust-themed bat mitzvah * Bennett’s big Ukraine ‘exit’ * Tucker Carlson, enough

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, March 10, 2022 From the blogs [I was wrong: Israel must stand firmly with Ukraine]( By [James G. Lindsay]( [Whatever favor Israel may think it will curry by staying neutral, a world dominated by Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi is not a safe world for democratic states]( [Rachel Sharansky Danziger]( [Putin’s invasion shakes the very framework of our world]( [If I believe might does not make right, I must, with every fiber of my being, help Ukraine and its people uphold the values I believe must prevail]( [Aron Heller]( [Israel’s entrepreneur-in-chief looking for big Ukraine ‘exit’]( [Naftali Bennett is a product of Israel’s vaunted startup nation, where high-risk and high-reward ventures are encouraged – and only the most daring score big]( From the blogs [Today, Ukraine is Israel: We implore Jews across the world to come to our aid]( By [Andriy Yermak]( [President Zelensky’s chief of staff writes for The Times of Israel: Just as the Jews fell victim to Nazis, Ukrainians are falling victim to Russia’s efforts to commit acts of genocide]( [Zimra Vigoda]( [Strangers and a house with sticky walls]( [Pictures of refugee children from Eastern Europe trigger memories of an early childhood journey to freedom. It’s the post-trauma I didn’t know I have.]( [Nachman Shai]( [One people, dispersed around the globe]( [We are witnessing an emerging true sense of Jewish solidarity, as the Jewish state assists Ukrainian Jews, including those who won’t be taking refuge in Israel]( [Seth Farber]( [It takes a village… and a Knesset]( [What kind of compassionate, democratic Jewish state welcomes tens of thousands of Ukrainians under the Law of Return — and then denies their Jewishness?]( [Women in elite combat units? Go for it!]( By [Idit Shafran Gittleman]( [As the people’s army, the IDF – yes, even the IDF – is obliged to uphold the principle of equality and let women serve anywhere they are qualified to serve]( [Kenneth Jacobson]( [This is no time for mindless isolationism – or objective analysis]( [History shows that when America retreats from the issues of the world there are dire consequences for all]( [Andrew Silow-Carroll]( [Jews’ literal survival is back on the agenda]( [A typical Moishe House activity was a singalong or a Shabbat meal to foster Jewish identity. Now, the network is using its connections for humanitarian aid]( [Michal Herzog]( [First Lady Michal Herzog: Who needs International Women’s Day?]( [I am often asked, “Why do we even need International Women’s Day?” Truth be told, sometimes I too wrestle with this question. But then I find myself at an event featuring an all-male panel on stage, or I recall the many years in which I was the only woman in the room or the only female director on a board of men, and the question is at once, unfortunately, obviated. International Women’s Day has its supporters and detractors, but it is clearer than ever that both must work together to...]( [I had a Holocaust-themed bat mitzvah. It might not have been a bad idea]( By [Gayle Meyers]( [The party favors with a barbed-wire motif were too much for me at the time, but with Holocaust revisionism on the rise, maybe I should have saved them]( Top Ops [Alon Tal]( [At long last, a breath of fresh air for Haifa]( [The plan to create a ’high-tech Riviera’ will give residents a reprieve from the polluting oil refineries and petrochemical industry that make them sick]( [Noam Weissman]( [Who Zelensky wants the Jewish people (and all of us) to be]( [3 pesky thoughts that get in our way of doing the right thing, and 4 ’right things’ to do to ensure we act well when we have our chance]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? [View in browser]( © 2022 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved