Tag: israel
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Continuing trauma, attacks and our existential defence
In a week marked by jarring conversations about narratives surrounding Gaza and Israel, I realised something. A report about the traumatic events at Nahal Oz base, where Israeli soldiers were murdered, highlight a deeper, ongoing trauma. This fuels a collective existential defense among Israelis and Jews, uniting us against global criticism and varied threats.
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The false equivalency of “extremists on both sides” in the Israel-Hamas war
I talked with James on Mastodon, comparing the “unacceptably” bad governments of Israel and Gaza, suggesting they both harbor extremists. This implies a false equivalency, which I aim to address here.
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Israel Memories – My New Project
I have a new project that I decided to kick off this afternoon. It’s called Israel Memories, and it is a WordPress site that I am going to share my memories of Israel, my home, in photos and videos that I have accumulated over the years.
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A Personal Reckoning: The Moral Dilemma of Misjudged Bravery in Crisis
On November 30, two terrorists attacked a Jerusalem bus stop, killing three. An intervening Israeli citizen was mistakenly killed by off-duty IDF soldiers, raising questions about my acceptance of such actions.
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And then we have our own extremists in government
As if dealing with terrorists and pro-Hamas supporters isn’t enough, we also have to deal with our extremist government ministers intent on both undermining our moral position in this war and inflaming our own radicals
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We don’t care
I read a post on the Times of Israel Blogs titled “Dear world: I don’t care” that expresses what I, and so many other Israelis, think about the mounting hypocritical, hateful, and inaccurate criticism of Israel’s attempts to defeat Hamas, and return to us a measure of peace and security in our homes.
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In case you thought that Jews are “white”
Israeli Jews are a diverse group of people. There seems to be a misguided narrative going around that Jews are “white” because it plays into classic racist tropes when discussing Palestinians.
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Israelis helping each other through this difficult time
Despite being caught by surprise on 7 October, Israelis sprang into action and started helping each other almost as soon as news about the brutal attacks spread. While our government stumbles and is barely visible in this crisis, Israelis are unifying as we hoped we would (and feared we may not after nine months of…
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