The ‘indiscriminate bombing’ canard * To Taylor Swift on supporting Israel * Jews in Australia are terrified * How to do Palestinian statehood right

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, February 15, 2024 [The US charge of ‘indiscriminate bombing’ is over the top]( By Michael Oren Washington should know that the Gaza civilian death toll is relatively low – its accusations endanger Israel’s security Sara Stein [Since when do Australian Jews talk in whispers?!]( From license plates that celebrate October 7 to doxxing a Jewish MP, antisemitism is rising dramatically Down Under Gidi Grinstein [How to do Palestinian statehood right]( Handled properly, US recognition of the PA as a nascent state could turn the current breakdown into a breakthrough toward peace [To Taylor Swift on supporting Israel]( By Samantha Kahn As a Swiftie, I know you have the ability to go visit, to learn, to see for yourself. Please don’t close your eyes to the truth Nadav Tamir [The­ scorpion]( Netanyahu pushed Qatar to support Hamas, unfairly targeted the Red Cross and is fighting a war with no exit plan – so who’s to blame? Cheryl Levi [When the battlefield is the basketball court]( The Irish women’s team refused to shake hands with the Israel’s team, leaving the Israelis no choice but to win a decisive victory [The Jewish state as effigy]( By Daniel G. Saunders Claiming Israel is colonialist, white supremacist, genocidal is how protestors cleanse their own middle class white guilt Jonathan Lipow [To defeat Hamas, we must use our words]( The terror group must be confronted ideologically, and for this, the most important battleground is in Israel’s prisons Ellen Ginsberg Simon [A university president with a principled stand on BDS]( Brown University President Christina Paxson could have hid behind policy when she rejected students’ divestment demands [I was a tour guide on Birthright’s first trip back to Israel]( By Cat Korren My sense of Israel crumbled on October 7, but introducing this beautiful, broken place to my group made me fall in love with it all over again Rachelli Prawer [The kindergarten’s ‘wishing tree’ made me cry]( Some, to be sure, wish for a dog or a bunny, but it’s telling that more are thinking about the soldiers and the hostages Shayna Abramson [How to be pro-ceasefire without being antisemitic]( Too many worldwide are calling for a unilateral Israeli surrender to Hamas rather than for both sides to lay down arms [Signs of spring, though it’s still October 7th]( By Sarah Tuttle-Singer I walk in the blue and gold sunshine of Jerusalem, with its almond blossoms, posters of hostages, and mourning tents where grief spills out Top Ops Daniel Kaufman [A simple act of defiance]( I thought Israelis would have made this a thing, but my shawarma server was stunned. ’Has it really been that many days?’ he asked Daniel G. Saunders [Even in the UK, all kinds of things trigger thoughts of October 7th]( The challenge is finding the balance between immersing in the Jewish people’s pain and dealing with the rest of my life [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