To my son, on duty in the IDF for Passover * Mounting violence on the Temple Mount * Bob Marley’s personal exodus * Israel should permit absentee voting

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, April 21, 2022 [The Temple Mount and the mounting violence]( By [Laura Wharton]( [Palestinians are losing hope, Israelis are turning a blind eye to their distress – the future depends on Israel facing, not ignoring, the problem]( [Fred Maroun]( [When praying is a crime and fanatical violence is a virtue]( [To maintain peace, Israel is forced to compromise even on the fundamental freedom of religion of its Jewish citizens]( [Liron Libman]( [In the war on terror, not all means are justified]( [Harsh measures often have unintended consequences – and, when it comes to collective punishment, they also have troubling moral implications]( [To my son, on duty in the IDF for Passover]( By [Ami Hordes]( [We miss you, but you are doing what our ancestors did, when they took up arms and partnered with God to defend the people, and we are so proud]( [Alon Tal]( [It’s time for absentee voting in Israeli elections]( [Israelis living abroad have strong ties to the country – they are worthy of the privilege of participating in our great democratic adventure]( [Anthony Bartaway]( [We need to talk about Russian oligarchs and Jewish philanthropy]( [What do Roman Abramovich Moshe Kantor, Lev Leviev, Victor Vekselberg, Mikail Fridman, German Khan and Berel Lazar have in common?]( [Bob Marley’s personal ‘exodus’]( By [Zack Rothbart]( [With clear references to the Passover story, some of Marley’s lyrics actually mirror distinctly Jewish teachings related to the Festival of Freedom]( Top Ops [Ariella Nadel]( [If Philo observed Passover from my porch]( [This festival has always been about family and friends and large pots of soup — and it grants us renewed strength to return to the post-holiday routine]( [David Mason]( [Jews must protest UK plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda]( [Sending those seeking refuge to a country with a deplorable human rights record contradicts core values of mercy, humility and kindness]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? [View in browser]( © 2022 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved