From the Newsletter | The Arsenal of Memory
I was WhatsApping with a friend in Israel earlier this week and we were talking about the popularity of the Rachel Edri story. In case...
Opinion | We Israelis Need Moral Clarity—Not Revenge
No country could be expected to forgo retaliation for attacks on innocent citizens in its own territory. But what are the long-term goals?
Opinion | We Will Never Be the Same
We sat in stunned silence as the Holocaust-like scenario slowly spread through our unwilling consciousness, forced by the incontestable, nightmarish evidence: a paradigm change of all we had depended on and believed about our security.
Son of Hamas Hostage: ‘This fight is about light and dark’
“What has helped me is to see the spirit of the Israeli people. It’s amazing to see the citizens who work together, who leave the arguments they may have had before and stand with you.”
Opinion | The Arsenal of Memory
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not only a clash of two nationalisms with overlapping claims to territory—it is also a clash of histories, whose wounds resist healing.
European Leaders Largely Back Israel—For Now
The rift lines in Europe, then, are there for all to see and may open up further.
U.S. Offers Mix of Advice and Warning in Full Support of Israel
Washington is trying to outline a general set of principles for Israel to understand, and hopefully follow.
Interview | How Israel’s Allies Are Addressing the War On Campus
“How can Jewish and Israeli students feel safe on campus when it’s considered acceptable to justify or even celebrate the death of Jewish children? “
From the Newsletter | Anything but Normal
October 7, 2023, is a day we will never forget. As one of our U.S.-based editors remarked in a meeting, “It feels like 9/11,” except...
Resident of Nir Oz Kibbutz, Whose Son Remains Missing, Recounts Attack
“There doesn’t seem to be much government interest in our fate right now. And sadly, particularly with this government, I’m not surprised. Their priorities lie elsewhere.”
Q&A | Aaron David Miller: Hamas Incursion a ‘Fundamental Shift’ in Conflict
As Israel scrambles to correct its intelligence failure and restore security, Middle East analyst Aaron David Miller predicts the end of the judicial overhaul and—perhaps—of Benjamin Netanyahu.
Biden Fully Behind Israel as Horrors of Hamas Attack Emerge
Hours after the horrific attacks in Southern Israel, Israelis at all levels of government had already heard directly that the United States had their back.