SHABBAT READING
Not What Happened But What Should Happen Now: Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, The Torah.com, Mar. 26, 2015 — Why do we even celebrate days of commemoration?[1] A careful look at the Torah demonstrates that our goal is not to return to the past but rather to bring the past to us. These are not archaeological holidays but sociological and ethical holidays. The question we deal with during these holidays is not what exactly happened back then, for the tools we have to analyze such a question are exceedingly limited. Rather, it is the opposite: What do we have to conclude with regard to our own lives today in light of what the Torah tells us happened then?
Here we find a panoply of answers in the Torah itself.
SUPPORTING THE ENEMY
LISTEN: School of War: Ep 118: Michael Doran on Is Hamas Winning?, Apple Podcasts, Apr. 9, 2024
Biden’s Creeping Betrayal of Israel: Brendan O’Neill, Unspiked, Apr. 11, 2024 — ‘Just call for a ceasefire…’ It was the offhand nature of Joe Biden’s haughty instruction to Israel this week, the insouciance of it, that felt most jarring. Just call for a ceasefire, he told ‘the Israelis’, like it was no big deal.
The Surreal Echo-Chamber of Lies: Melanie Phillipps, Substack, Apr. 12, 2024 –– Deeply traumatised by the October 7 massacre, the unthinkable plight of the hostages and the relentless uptick of dead and wounded soldiers in this seemingly endless war, Israelis are bracing themselves for even worse.
Antony Blinken’s Ahistorical Advice for Israel: John Spencer and Liam Collins, WSJ, Apr. 9, 2024
Israel’s Security Depends on Rafah: Benny Morris, NY Times, Apr. 11, 2024
Blinken’s Two-State Solution Advocacy at Davos Exposes Ignorance about Iran: Shay Khatiri, Middle East Forum, Apr. 10, 2024
The West’s Cowardice Over Israel Is Nothing Short of Abominable: Sherelle Jacobs, The Telegraph, Apr. 8, 2024
For Further Reference:
The Surreal Echo-Chamber of Lies: Melanie Phillipps, Substack, Apr. 12, 2024 — Deeply traumatised by the October 7 massacre, the unthinkable plight of the hostages and the relentless uptick of dead and wounded soldiers in this seemingly endless war, Israelis are bracing themselves for even worse.
IDF Applies Stage 3 Of Its War Plan to Khan Yunis: Yaakov Lappin, JNS, Apr. 9, 2024 — Sunday’s withdrawal by the Israel Defense Forces of its 98th Division from Khan Yunis in southern Gaza met with a variety of responses in Israel.
Hamas Tells Negotiators It Doesn’t Have 40 Israeli Hostages Needed for First Round of Ceasefire: Alex Marquardt and Jeremy Diamond, CNN, Apr. 10, 2024 — Hamas has indicated it is currently unable to identify and track down 40 Israeli hostages needed for the first phase of a ceasefire deal, according to an Israeli official and a source familiar with the discussions, raising fears that more hostages may be dead than are publicly known.
Hamas Says Israeli Airstrike Kills 3 Sons of the Group’s Political Leader Ismail Haniyeh In Gaza: Haley Ott, CBS News, Apr. 10, 2024 — Three sons of Hamas’ most senior political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, were killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, according to relatives and Hamas media channels. Haniyeh himself acknowledged the death of more family members, and he warned Israel that it would not “break the resolve of our people.”
