160 dead Arab Israelis: Who will help us? * The price of Saudi-Israeli peace is a Palestinian state * This government is a joke * ‘A woman’s voice is lewd’

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, August 31, 2023 [Don’t leave me to bear this alone]( By Ghadir Hani As the death toll among Arab Israelis soars, a plea for empathy and help, especially from the religious Jewish community Evan Gottesman [Saudi Arabia and the allure of instant gratification]( [When US President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin assembled on the White House lawn in 1978, they were barely half a decade removed from the Yom Kippur War, a devastating conflict that claimed thousands of lives on both Israeli and Arab sides. By that point, Israel, just thirty years old, had already fought five wars with Egypt. From the American perspective, Egypt was also a client state of its chief international rival: a massive contingent of Soviet troops and advisors were once...]( Bishara A. Bahbah [The price of Saudi-Israeli peace includes a Palestinian state]( Even the minimal requirements for normalization entail founding an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital [Have all Israel’s evils suddenly been let out of Pandora’s box?Â]( By Lee Caspi Police brutality, women sent to the back of the bus, Arab concerns neglected… Where have we heard these before? Tova Herzl [This government is a joke]( Our defense minister is in America, but is he having crucial meetings with his US counterparts? Funny you should ask [American academics take a page out of the Soviet anti-Zionist playbook]( By David Bernstein Coming to a campus near you: a brazen effort to create and legitimize a new field called ’Critical Zionist Studies’ Michael Boyden [‘A woman’s voice is lewd’]( Ordering female IDF conscripts not to sing infringes on their rights. No one would impose a similar restriction on men [Am I worthy of God’s kindness?]( By Jonathan Weinkle Even when I have not been my best self, have not deserved it, there has been one hand there to extract me from the waves Shmuel Rosenman [As the school year starts, we must still teach the Holocaust]( [As the summer sun begins to wane, and the air becomes infused with the promise of a new school and academic year, a profound historic significance coincides with this season of renewal. On September 1st, a date etched in history as the outbreak of the Second World War, we are presented with an opportunity to reflect upon the lessons that this monumental global conflict has to offer. While the war's impact on politics, economics, and global dynamics is undeniable, one critical lesson that should never fade into the past...]( Top Ops Emil Shleymovich [Kiev should ban Israeli ministers from visiting]( What reason did officials give for turning this toddler away at Israel’s border? The answer may surprise you Naftali Rothenberg [The clash of minorities]( The only route to recovery from today’s crisis is to lay the ground for a collective majority consciousness Chelsi Mueller [Living under fire in Tel Aviv and Kyiv]( How my experience of 5 air raid sirens in Ukraine compared to the barrages of 4 Israel-Gaza wars Michael Kohler [Freedom of movement]( The US slams Ben Gvir’s freedom of movement remarks. Fine, but why the silence on a similar issue over Israel’s border? [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 © 2023 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved