5 years after Charlottesville, conspiracy lies are rife * Gazans won’t overthrow Hamas * 10 Israeli pop hits inspired by the ‘Song of Songs’

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, August 11, 2022 From the blogs [The lies that stoked Charlottesville violence – and threatened my husband – endure]( By [Emily Blout]( [5 years after the deadly ’Unite the Right’ violence during Mike Signer’s tenure as mayor, antisemitic conspiracy theories still pose an immanent terrorist threat]( [Dan Perry]( [The muses are never heard in Gaza]( [If Israel had thought Gazans would become so miserable that they’d overthrow Hamas, it was wrong. And now that they’re miserable, Israel needs a new plan]( [Bassem Eid]( [Iran’s manipulation of the Palestinian people]( [Unlike Hamas, PIJ is a purely military organization with little regard for the growing desire of Palestinian in Gaza to move past endless conflict]( [An eternal love song: 10 classic Israeli hits inspired by the ‘Song of Songs’]( By [Rachel Neiman]( [Just in time for Tu B’Av, a tour through the Israel National Library’s music collection reveals biblical romance is ever-present in Israeli pop music]( [David Stav]( [We must eliminate the threat of our own self-destruction]( [How sad that it takes enemy fire to remind us of our own common ground. We need to stop reviling each other and find that strength of unity in times of peace]( [Letter from the Shoah: ‘We cannot fight anymore, all is lost’]( By [Howie Mischel]( [80 years ago in Peremyshliany, Poland, Dr. Isak Mandel wrote a harrowing account of horrific cruelty and loss. Somehow, his letter survived.]( more choice voices [Henry Kopel]( [The cognitive war against Israel reveals humanity’s broken moral compass]( [Too many Western cultural and educational institutions accept the ’abolish Israel’ message, even when they don’t admit it. We need a campaign to restore the truth]( [Laura Ben-David]( [PHOTO ESSAY: Tisha B’Av in my backyard]( [Imagine looking out from the fortress Herodion, when it was still held by Jews, as the Temple fell to Rome. You see as far as the Temple. And you watch it burn]( [Elchanan Poupko]( [6 ways to stop the Great Teacher Shortage]( [What happens when great teachers leave the profession (and when those who can become great teachers don’t enter it)? Shaky schools and an uncertain Jewish future]( [Naomi Chazan]( [From Breaking Dawn to rising sun]( [The real test for Israelis and Palestinians lies in translating the temporary calm into a diplomatic process that can yield a lasting accommodation]( [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 © 2022 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved