Jerry Waxman
Six Hostages Returned
Introducing Israel Things: What is unique about Israel? What isn’t? I did not expect to introduce this website in this way. On the other hand, if there are two most unique things about Israel, they are our people and our pain. We begin this site with the stories of six young people whose remains just came back from Gaza.
An Egyptian American Lobbyist For Arab-Israeli Cooperation
There are scores of Israelis who work in think tanks and organizations that work toward cooperation between Israel and Arab countries. We never hear much about such Israelis. On the other hand, whenever there is an Arab who works toward the same peaceful goals, journalists seize the opportunity to tell his story, for it is always a unique story, a story where the exception proves the rule.
Proof – A Question For All Times
On Quora, someone asked an age old question about proof of the existence of the god of Israel. I like my answer. It illustrates how Jews have dealt with the same question through the ages. It’s really a unique Israel Thing.
Dvarim
There is a parallel between the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz campaign, and this past week’s Torah portion, Dvarim. Wherever they go, throngs of people gather to see Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz and to be with them at their rally. At the beginning of Dvarim, Moses gathers all the people of Israel to speak to them. The crowd that came to hear Moses was much larger than the crowds at Harris-Walz rallies. In both cases, leaders wanted the people to remain vigilant in their quests to move forward.