Despite this sudden and overwhelming war reality, we must live our lives. This means we need to learn to cope with our individual and communal trauma and fears. I offer the following ideas that resonate with me, and I hope will resonate with you, too.
In conversations I’ve had and will continue to have about the question of whether to stay or go, a number of factors are at play.
Elected officials, religious leaders, community activists and celebrities, including world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis were among attendees of the rally.
The same self-assurance that led me to believe that racism and bigotry in this country were shrinking forces had also convinced many of us that Israel’s strengths could now protect it from the ancient hatreds that Jews have faced since biblical times.
Now is the time to really double down.
In an era of “non-truths,” Israel’s evidence that it wasn’t behind the hospital bombing won’t drown out Hamas’ non-evidence, and the public outcry against Israel could affect how it pursues its counterattack in Gaza, just like in the past
What happens on the battlefield in the coming weeks and perhaps months will help determine the next iteration of Israel.
A prominent liberal journal that spoke out against the Nazi genocide has published an article accusing Israel of genocide, justifying the Hamas pogrom, and denying the Jewish state’s right to exist.
Cornell University’s leadership has condemned Professor Russell Rickford for calling the Hamas terror attack against Israel on October 7 “exhilarating” during a Sunday pro-Palestinian rally in downtown Ithaca.
So how did Hamas acquire the cement, despite Israel’s blockade of such materials?
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