The lonely people of history * The atrocity video’s psychic harm * The return of Jewish fear * Blueprint for a post-’23 Israel * Why hope matters now

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, November 16, 2023 From the blogs [The lonely people of history]( By Yossi Klein Halevi When even Israel’s allies begin to lose moral clarity about the justness of this war, Jews will stand and proclaim our truth Rachel M. Roth [How Israel feels now]( As if it required an equal, opposite reaction, Hamas’s evil unleashed a fierce love – the open, visible, proactive goodness that is deep in all of us Lynne Hoffman Keating [I’m not a ‘mourner’ for Rose – I’m a brokenhearted griever]( Rose Lubin’s step-grandmother: I don’t need a defined role to feel the undefinable ache and numbness of loss [The disposable people of history]( By R.F. Georgy Both Israelis and Palestinians will need to to stop dehumanizing the other in order to build a shared future in a post-Hamas world Aliya Herman [The IDF atrocity video is a threat to Israeli souls]( Wider release of the compilation of Hamas’s barbarisms could help win the info-war but it’s not worth the psychic damage Martin Kramer [How Hamas deterred Netanyahu]( He electioneered on a promise to topple Hamas, but abandoned the pledge when casualty forecasts made it too politically risky [The Haredi uproar over redirecting funds to the war effort]( By Gilad Malach In their single-minded pursuit of coalition funding, Haredi politicians are more disconnected from the priorities of the Haredi public than ever Marjorie Davis [The return of Jewish fear]( Neo-Nazis and left-wing antisemites chipped away at our sense of security for years – October 7 evaporated it David Lehrer [Where do we go from here? ‘Clear, Hold, Build’]( [The war is far from over. The hostages have not been freed. Civilians in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel are in mortal danger. Perhaps it is still too soon to ask, where do we go from here? However, from day one of Israel’s response to Hamas’ attack on Israeli civilians, people have questioned the wisdom of invading Gaza without a clear exit strategy. Engaging a coalition of regional and international partners in building and implementing the strategy for what happens the day after cannot wait until the day after....]( [Blueprint for a post-’23 Israel: Negation of the DiasporaÂ]( By Ariel Beery Anti-Israel protestors across the world hold all Jews responsible for Israel. On this point, they happen to be right Noa Mevorach [The coexistence of the future: Reflections from a mixed Jewish-Arab town]( Arab Israelis must side with Israel – and Jewish Israelis must respect their neighbors’ pain when the IDF moves against Gaza Oded Adomi Leshem [Why hope matters now more than ever]( Being optimistic doesn’t have to mean adopting an ‘everything will be okay’ attitude [Healing our trauma: Will the world help or hinder?]( By Bracha Zornberg Gross Global support for Israel’s pain may be critical for the nation to recover from October 7 without PTSD more choice voices Deborah Gastfreund Schuss [What leadership failure on US campuses is doing to Jews]( Morally bankrupt policies that nourish threatening behavior are spurring students to prioritize their safety Raoul Wootliff [The unspoken toll across the border]( For the sake of our own humanity, it’s imperative we see the humanity of those suffering on the other side Yoav Ende [Muslim religious leadership, where are you?]( Imams in Israel who are silent in the face of terrorism only harm and desecrate the image of God in our world Moran Chamsi [To Katherine Maher: Hold the next Web Summit in Israel]( From a longtime attendee to the incoming CEO of this global hi-tech industry conference: All roads lead to Tel Aviv [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