For Syrians like me, Netanyahu is a hero * This Jew has stopped apologizing * Iranians have a chance now to topple the regime * They thought they could break us

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, October 31, 2024 [‘Abu Yair!’ – For Syrians like me, Netanyahu is an unlikely hero]( By A Syrian We’ve beem labeled traitors and Zionist agents who deserve Assad’s sarin gas, but after Nasrallah’s death, we handed out baklava Rachel Sharansky Danziger [Rabbi Avi Goldberg lit up the world]( His smile conveyed his confidence in what was right and such love of the Jewish people and humanity that a brief encounter inevitably set my mind at ease Carra Glatt Ben-Baruch [Why this former American Jew has stopped apologizing]( Good liberal Jews genuinely feel compassion for those killed and displaced on both sides. They want peace. But they are also embarrassed [Iranians should seize the moment to topple the regime]( By Avi Davidi With the country’s axis-of-evil proxies weakened and its vulnerabilities exposed, the people have a chance to replace the dictatorship Bar Fishman [When TV ratings serve politics: A grave threat to privacy]( Under the guise of transparency, a law to take control of viewing data will give the government dangerous power over the public discourse Cheryl Benard [Is Israel making war safer for ordinary people?]( Targeting the terror leaders may reduce the burden of warfare on helpless civilians, especially if the people stand against the policies that harm them [To MK Aryeh Deri, a leader of the Haredim who do not serve in the IDF]( By Tehila Elitzur I ask myself how a Jew can send Jews into combat while keeping himself and his constituency out of it. Could it really be that you don’t see us fellow Jews?! Amos Yadlin [Israel restored deterrence against Iran…for now]( [Nearly a month after Iran's October 1 missile attack, Israel responded early Saturday morning with an unprecedented, wide, and publicized Israeli strike on Iran. The attack brought Tehran into the line of fire for the first time since the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s. A year after the Simchat Torah catastrophe, Israel has achieved yet another significant success, strengthening its deterrence against Iran and across the region. However, it is essential to remember that the military achievements across all arenas have not yet been translated by the political echelon...]( Stacie Rojas Stufflebeam [‘I have a funny story to tell you’]( My lone soldier sons have long been exposed to danger, but that exposure never included the word ’shrapnel’ before [The miscarriage misconception: Suffering in (less) silence]( By Chari Pere Pregnancy loss is hard enough; thinking you can’t talk about it makes the pain that much worse. I’m trying to change this culture of secrecy Jason Dov Greenblatt [Our enemies thought they could break us]( After October 7, a newfound sense of unity, forged in pain, has shown the unshakable bond that links us as Jews Adele Raemer [The longest year]( The weeks blur, so I count my time away from my kibbutz in coffee jars used, now knowing that we from Nirim will go home and close the circle of grief [The rocket by my door]( By Romi Sussman The shrapnel reminds me daily of the miracle that on October 7, 2023, my son and his friends survived the onslaught in Sderot more choice voices Alexandra Herfroy-Mischler [Israel is nowhere near ready to commemorate October 7]( Survivors of all kinds must be heard, seen, respected, and receive reparations. Leadership must make amends. Only then can we begin to craft memorials Michael Oren [Game-ender or game-changer?]( Israel’s retaliation against Iran leaves open the question of whether the mission secured its fundamental objective of deterring the Islamic Republic [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