Who are you calling settler colonialists? * Bloody hands, bloody fools * Stop saying Hamas is Amalek * How the State of Palestinian gets founded

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, March 14, 2024 From the blogs [How the independent State of Palestine gets founded]( By Yossi Ben Ari In a scenario from the not-at-all-distant future, the White House lets Netanyahu know that the train has already left the station Nadav Tamir [Why Biden’s shift on Netanyahu matters]( This profoundly pro-Israel president has showed ironclad support for Israel’s security twinned with genuine regard for Palestinian lives Sarah Tuttle-Singer [Spoiler alert: It’ll never be enough]( As a left-wing Israeli, I won’t give up on my ideals of peace – and I also don’t accept the world’s willingness to leave Israel in the dust [The ‘settler colonialists’ of Palestine]( By Shimon Glick The anti-Israel epithet is a misdiagnosis that inverts the truth: It was the Jews who were exiled from their native land Gershon Baskin [My Palestinian friend Samer gets it]( Israelis can’t have real security unless Palestinians have real freedom and dignity, and Palestinians won’t get that unless Israelis are truly secure Talia Agam [A letter from Israel to my Jewish peers on campuses abroad]( While you face immense pressure as Jews on campus, I study at Hebrew University, where I’ve never stood out for being Jewish [Bloody hands, bloody fools]( By Ellen Ginsberg Simon That symbol the Hollywood glitterati sported is rooted in the horrific lynching of two Israeli men by a Palestinian mob David-Seth Kirshner [Room for two, please]( Can’t celebrities and elected officials support more than one cause at a time? There’s room on our lapels and in our hearts for more Tanya Hoshovsky [(Not so) proudly South African]( My beloved country, we always prayed together for a better future. Why are you abandoning your Jews now? From the blogs [A classical Jewish education to rekindle the American spirit]( By Eric Cohen and Elliott Abrams Our new school will revive the lost art of training young minds, hearts, and souls in the best that Western civilization has to offer Herzl Hefter [Stop saying Hamas is Amalek]( When rabbis call for indiscriminate killing and war crimes, I cannot remain silent, for the Torah demands mercy and kindness, even when we are at war Betsy Stone [A shiva with no end in sight: A psychologist visits Israel]( Returning home after seeing what I saw, I wonder if we can impart the complexity of this moment to those who did not witness it [A new spiritual framework for Zionism]( By Shmuly Yanklowitz A secular Jew in California and a Haredi Jew in Bnei Brak (and everyone in between) can all find their shared destiny in Jewish ethical growth more choice voices Karen Miller Jackson [What will convince Haredim to join the IDF?]( We must deepen the sense of national loyalty so that all Israeli citizens embrace the call to serve the Jewish nation (Vayakhel) Giada Condello [If this is what feminism has become, then I’m out]( Just days after the UN confirmed sexual violence toward the hostages, protesters acted as if the report had never been published [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