I don’t know what the future holds for the courageous people of Iran as they to try to rid themselves of the brutal regime that’s been holding them hostage and beg the world for help, but I do know this. If you’re not speaking out on their behalf, if you’re ignoring their plight, stop claiming to care about all people. If you prefer to pretend that the current talks between...
If you don’t see a problem with booing the Israeli Olympic athletes at the opening ceremony because of their government’s actions since the October 7th attacks but you’re fine with… Iranian athletes, despite their government’s atrocious human rights record, its abysmal treatment of women, its role as the primary supporter of Hamas, Hezbollah, and...
I know that many people are questioning why Israel chose to start this conflict with the IRGC now, or even at all. If you believe that what happened during the night between Thursday and Friday was Israel simply choosing to attack Iran, you either haven’t been paying attention to Iran’s belligerence and that of its proxies towards Israel or you are choosing to be willfully...
The Jews you know and the Jews you don’t are NOT okay, and with each passing day and every violent antisemitic attack, your silence breaks our hearts. Your silence enables Jew hatred to flourish. For 20 months, we have watched in horror as Jew hatred has spiraled out of control. We’ve witnessed the hatred masked as support for Palestine, as free speech… We’ve watched Jews...
During our trip to Rome in December, my dear friend and I entered a small shop in the neighborhood in which we were staying. As we wandered around to look at the beautiful items on display, the handsome young shopkeeper approached us from the back room, speaking to us in Italian. In my frustratingly rudimentary Italian, I asked if he spoke English. He replied in hesitant...
When Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, social media feeds were, understandably, filled with posts and imagery showing solidarity with Ukraine, including my own posts and those of my friends. People were horrified by the Russian leadership’s brazen, brutal attempt to invade and conquer a neighboring sovereign nation, and turning Facebook into a blue and yellow wave of...
In case you missed it, the UN halted all humanitarian aid work in Northern Yemen three weeks ago because eight of their staffers were taken by the Houthis, in addition to several already being held. There are 19 million Yemenis who are in need of such aid this year, and no one has said a word about this. No one is calling out or condemning the UN for their role in making the...
In case you missed it… Hamas turned yesterday’s release of slain hostages into a revolting celebration, complete with cheering crowds of civilian adults and children (entire families that did not look like they were suffering from a famine), music, and general merriment… On the coffins, they listed “dates of arrest”, as though a peace activist in his 80s, a young mom in her...
Even though I’m a US citizen (and taxpayer), given what’s been happening here in Israel for the past 16 months, I haven’t had the energy to weigh in on what’s been happening in the US under Trump, nor have I really been staying in the loop by reading or watching the news. The truth is, I still don’t have the energy. I will say this, though. If you lean...
Since the first hostages were released from Hamas captivity in November 2023 and again during the current releases, we keep hearing from those released that at different times, hostages were kept in cages. Prior to the October 7th attacks, Hamas purposely prepared cages in which to hold the Israelis they planned to abduct. They built cages for human beings. Let that sink...