The lie of stolen organs from dead bodies * What kind of state do Palestinians want? * My son there in Gaza, me here with my thoughts * Life with a PTSD partner

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, February 1, 2024 [I’m Jewish. Of course.]( By Sarah Tuttle-Singer I know I’m afraid to wear my star of David right now, and I know that I’ll wear it anyway, because I know this too shall pass Steven E. Zipperstein [What kind of state do Palestinians want?]( If we knew the answers to these 10 questions, we’d know whether this apparent panacea would truly advance the cause of peace Suzie Navot [For justice, Barak’s dissent at The Hague should have been the Court’s decision]( Judge Aharon Barak introduced what South Africa ignored: The October 7 atrocities, the long history of terror against Israel, and a country’s right to defend itself [In which I can’t look away]( By Susan Warchaizer My son went to war in Gaza and I stayed home with my very loud thoughts Shuki Friedman [The dangerous fantasy of independence from the US]( Frustrating as it may be, Israel’s defense sector can’t fill in the supply gaps opened by months of high-intensity warfare David Weill [News that didn’t happen: Stolen organs from dead bodies]( A battlefield is not the place to attempt to expand the transplant donor pool and professionals in the field have never suggested it. I should know; I am one [Body count and the morality of the Gaza withdrawal]( By Yoel Bin-Nun When Israel ’occupied’ Gaza there were fewer deaths. When it left, there were more. Isn’t that a valid criterion of morality? Samantha Kahn [Victory, not ceasefire, is peace realized]( Equating a ceasefire agreement with the Jewish concept of peace is, at best, naive and, at worst, malicious Eugenie Lipman [My life as a slave laborer during the Holocaust]( Few are left alive who survived slave labor in the German Skarżysko-Kamienna and Czestochowa HASAG camps. I’m one of them [Life with a PTSD partner]( By Ruth Wailand Our traumatized, post-Oct. 7 society will need new coping skills. These insights gained from my married life can help more choice voices Yotam Margalit [On Palestinian workers: The right answer isn’t always the easy one]( Israel should rehire the unemployed men of the West Bank for many reasons, including for the sake of reducing the security threat they pose Sagi Balasha [Israel’s 2024 budget shows misplaced priorities]( Indiscriminate cuts to social welfare sectors endanger vulnerable populations and widen existing societal fault line Manya Treece [When we win this war: A love note to my husband]( Matt did not rejoice in Osama Ben Ladin’s death, and he will not when it’s Yahya Sinwar’s turn. Those values make him a Jew — and my home Mick Davis [The reckless lack of a viable vision for peace]( Netanyahu’s rejection of a 2-state deal endangers the support Israel desperately needs from allies and regional partners [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 © 2024 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved