I haven’t been a coder for very long, and I don’t really consider myself a “serious programmer”. I use code to make things easier in my life and at work. Having said that, I find myself going through the same 6 Stages of Code Development that I thought I’d share.
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.
One of the remarkable stories that emerged in the weeks after the brutal 7 October attacks on Israeli communities along the Gaza border by Hamas terrorists is the story about Israeli women tank crews who rushed to battle terrorists on that dark day.
Not only were Israelis brutally murdered, raped and mutilated on 7 October 2023, more than 240 people were kidnapped from towns and cities near the Gaza border. Most of the kidnapped remain in Gaza. Here are the stories of some of the babies, children, men, women and elderly who were taken.
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
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.
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.
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…