It’s day 83 and Hersh has missed his flight * Protests endanger the hostages* My heart is big enough for both sides * The Z in Gen Z is for zombies * The day after

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, December 28, 2023 [It’s day 83 and Hersh has missed his flight to India]( By Rebecca Bardach The decision-makers will not keep the hostages front and center without constant reminders of how much it matters Ghadir Hani [My heart is big enough for Noa and for Musa]( If we lose this ability to hold the pain of both sides, we will lose hope and the chance of ever living side by side Adele Raemer [I once believed more Gazans want to live in peace]( How upsetting to still not be sure that my Gazan friend’s texts on October 7th were to find out how I was and not where I was [Is this war a divine punishment?]( By Joshua Berman Are we prepared to stand before God as Jews always did in times of trauma and affirm that our suffering stems from our deeds? Rachel Sharansky Danziger [Battling the siege state of mind]( What I do to ensure that I can snap out of my spiraling emotions when the losses and dread get to be too much for me (10 Tevet) Shuki Friedman [Protest politics endangers the hostages]( No matter what we think of the government, our duty is to ensure that nothing delays the return of the captives in Gaza [Watching Christmas movies in Jerusalem]( By Anne Gordon The feel-good predictability on screen provides an interlude of comfort that soothes the searing reality of current events David Gil Bloom [Stay angry, my friends]( How do we get past the horror of the Oct. 7 atrocities documented by a traumatized pathologist? Maybe we shouldn’t try Molly Livingstone [Does the Z in Gen Z stand for ‘zombies’?]( The cruelty of the 18-24 demographic against Jews, and Gazans too, is the ultimate failure of free thought and it will destroy society fiction [The crater]( By Haim Watzman They crept warily up to the bomb shelter. Gidi motioned for Abadai to head for the door and for Shusterman to take the corner the day after Jeremy Issacharoff [Ultimately, victory rests on compromise with the Palestinians]( Rebuffing the Iranian threat and rebuilding Gaza will require strong alliances with the US and moderate Arab partners Efraim Inbar [Israel’s going to need a bigger army]( Israel must also lower its dependency on the US for arms. On the bright side, the Abraham Accords are still intact Zion Evrony [Principles for ending the war and a roadmap to peace]( A Camp David Summit #3 will entail Israel’s full withdrawal from a demilitarized Gaza, and (almost) ridding the Strip of Hamas Dan Sagir [The dangerous quest for a ‘victory shot’]( After the Oct. 7 defeat, an iconic military finale can be tempting. Israeli history shows how very wrong that plan can go [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