Tag: terrorism
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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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Bring Them Home #KidnappedFromIsrael
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.
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Your Israel Hypocrisy Is Showing
This war with Hamas, like virtually any other conflict between Israel and terrorists, reveals international hypocrisy and the eagerness to blame Israel. It also highlights an ongoing refusal to condemn terrorist organisations like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad for intentionally targeting Israeli civilians, and intentionally placing Palestinian civilians in the firing line.
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Israel is at war and we are not ok
As you probably know, Israel is basically at war with terrorists in Gaza. They surprised us yesterday morning with massive rocket barrages and infiltrations into cities and towns in the South. We are relatively safe, but we are not ok.
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Don’t say #IamTelAviv. Say #IamIsraeli, #IamaJew
Last night terrorists attacked Israelis in Tel Aviv at the Sarona Market. If you want to show your support and identify with us, don’t say #IamTelAviv, say #IamIsraeli or #IamaJew. That is more meaningful.
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Explaining terrorism to children
The New York Times has a video feature about how a French children’s newspaper responded to kids’ questions about the recent Paris attacks by explaining terrorism to children. You should watch this if you are a parent.
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The Israel-Palestine conflict is easy to explain
The Israel-Palestine conflict is easy to explain and here is a great video from Prager University titled “The Middle East Problem” to do just that.
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Last night my son asked me to explain terrorism
Last night my son asked me to explain why it is unsafe “out there”. He is old enough to understand that there have been attacks of it but still far too young to need to know what terrorism means.
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