SHABBAT READING
The Character of Jacob: VAYETSE • 5771, 5784: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, The Rabbi Sacks Legacy — What kind of man was Jacob? This is the question that cries out to us in episode after episode of his life. The first time we hear a description of him he is called ish tam: a simple, quiet, plain, straightforward man. But that is exactly what he seems not to be. We see him taking Esau’s birthright in exchange for a bowl of soup. We see him taking Esau’s blessing, in borrowed clothes, taking advantage of their father’s blindness.
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The Iranian-Backed Aerial Threat: More Than Just an Israeli Problem: Matan Yanko-Avikasis and Liran Antebi, INSS Insight No. 1789, Nov. 22, 2023
How Houthi Attacks Affect Both the Israel-Hamas Conflict and Yemen’s Own Civil War – And Could Put Pressure on US, Saudi Arabia: The Conversation, Nov. 1, 2023
Will Houthi-Israel Tensions Threaten Security in Yemen and the Red Sea?: Jonathan Fenton-Harvey, The New Arab, Nov. 22, 2023
Not Clear What U.S. is Trying to Deter, But It Doesn’t Seem to Be Working.: J.E. Dyer, The Optimistic Conservation, Nov. 21, 2023
FOR FURTHER REFERENCE:
Israel Intercepts Cruise Missile Headed to Eilat: JNS, WIN, Nov. 23, 2023 — Israel Air Force jets intercepted a cruise missile heading for the Red Sea resort city of Eilat on Wednesday afternoon.
US Warship Shoots Down Attack Drones Over the Red Sea: Lucas Lilieholm, CNN, Nov. 23, 2023 — A US warship shot down “multiple one-way attack drones” launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen on Thursday morning local time, according to the United States Central Command.
Watch: This Is How Houthis Hijack An “Israeli” Ship”: Micha Gefen, Israel Unwired, Nov. 20, 2023 — The Houthis, an Iranian backed militia in Yemen has not only fired countless cruise missiles at Israel, but as of today went even further when hijacked what they thought was an Israeli owned cargo ship sailing through the Red Sea.
Will Yemen’s Houthis Try to Strike Israel? Analysis: Jonathan Fenton-Harvey, The New Arab, Oct. 23, 2023 — On 19 October, the US Navy successfully intercepted three “land-attack cruise missiles and multiple drones” fired from Yemen in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said, adding they were launched by Houthi forces in Yemen potentially towards targets in Israel.