Between Holocaust Day and Freedom; Between Hope and Despair

Topics in this issue:

• The Rising Tide of Antisemitism

• War in Gaza

• Changing the Narrative from “Free Gaza” to “Free Everybody”

• Netanyahu Under Fire

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NEVER AGAIN IS NOW

Topics in this issue:

• Welcome to the May 6, 2024 edition of Israel News Insights. In this newsletter, we offer a twice-weekly update on Israel's situation and the global repercussions of events on October 7, bringing you authoritative and well-researched insights into Israeli and global Jewish affairs.

  - NEVER FORGET - As Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, and in light of what we’ve learned about the horrors of October 7, it’s hard not to compare the atrocities committed by Hamas against Israel to those of the Nazis, but it’s also important to understand that they are not the same.

  - Israel Begins Rafah Evacuation - Hamas has refused to accept the hostage/ceasefire deal backed by the United States and accepted by Israel, while launching a missile attack yesterday (5/5/24) from Rafah killing four soldiers and injuring many more.

  - A New Breed of Survivors - Survivors of the Nazi death camps and marches were among those who survived the Hamas attack, and they share their unique perspectives

  - University Intifada - That's what the violent, anti-Semitic protests in the campuses are being called in Israel - and the similarities between the intifadas in Israel and that one that happening in the US should make everyone worry

  - Israeli Politics - Israel's government has abandoned its citizens. But the opposition offers little hope

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NEVER AGAIN IS NOW

Topics in this issue:

• NEVER AGAIN IS NOW

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  Welcome to the May 2, 2024 edition of Israel News Insights. In this newsletter, we offer a twice-weekly update on Israel's situation and the global repercussions of events on October 7, bringing you authoritative and well-researched insights into Israeli and global Jewish affairs.

  - NEVER AGAIN IS NOW – Examining the surge of antisemitism in American academia and the international response.

  - #YouTooMayBeNext – Coverage of campus activism, including the display of October 7 attack footage and its implications.

  - Jew-haters’ Goal — Render Israel Indefensible – Discussing the objectives behind the protests at American universities and the broader antisemitic agenda.

  - The Hostages Are Living In Hell – Updates and personal stories from the ongoing hostage crisis in Gaza.

  - Israeli Democracy and Politics – Analyzing the current political tensions in Israel, focusing on governance and legal challenges.

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Zionist Do Deserve to Live - Despite the Words of Columbia Protest Leader

Topics in this issue:

• #MeTooUnlessYoureAJew

• The Hostages and Rafah

• At the Helm of Crisis: Leadership and Accountability in Israel

Airheads on Steroids: Is Columbia on its way to Berlin 1933?r

Topics in this issue:

• Qatar’s True Face Emerges While the United Nations Forgoes Neutrality and Continues to Back Terrorists

• Hostages’ Deepening Crisis

• #YouTooMayBeNext

• Why Benjamin Netanyahu Left the Door Open for Oct 7th

The Calls for Israeli Elections are Growing Stronger

Topics in this issue:

• Preparation - Before We Sit Down

• קדש - Blessing the First Cup of Wine

• מגיד - Telling the Story of Passover

• עשר מכות - The Ten Plagues

• מה נשתנה הלילה הזה Why is this night different from all other nights

• כנגד ארבעה בנים דיברה התורהnThe Four Sons (and Daughters)

• News and Topics for Discussion

The Calls for Israeli Elections are Growing Stronger

Topics in this issue:

• The Aftermath of the Iranian Attack

• #YouTooMayBeNext

• The Saddest Passover Seder

While the IDF and Allies Defend Israel - Bibi and Sara Hide Safely in a Bunker

Topics in this issue:

• Iranian Attack on Israel: Numbers and Stories

• The War in Gaza

• The Hostages

188 Days: 133 Hostages: Marking an Inconceivable 6 Months of Capture, Hope Is Illusive

Topics in this issue:

• The Impasse in Gaza: A Test of Leadership and Strategy

• The Head of the Snake — Iran

• #YouTooMayBeNext

• Netanyahu's Struggle: Navigating Crisis and Criticism

Six Months since Oct. 7th — Pain, Hope and Resilience

Topics in this issue:

• Six Months On: Personal Stories of Jews Worldwide Since October 7

• Assessing Government Effectiveness and Volunteer Impact

• Hostages

A leader serves his citizens - A tyrant fears them

Topics in this issue:

• Ending Tyranny Without a Coup

• Name That Double Standard!

• Hostages’ Families

• #YouTooMayBeNext

Bibi is Not an April Fools Joke

Topics in this issue:

• We are not our government

• Hostages’ Families Join the Call for Elections Now

• Nobody Wants This Hot Potato

• #YouTooMayBeNext

When Will We Wake Up From This Nightmare?

Topics in this issue:

• IDF Sets a High Bar

• #MeToo Unless You’re A Jew

• #YouToo May Be Next

• Hostages

• Netanyahu's Perilous Politics: Risking Israel's Future and Ties with the US for Personal Gain

Something is Rotten in the State of Israel… and it’s the Netanyahu Familyl

Topics in this issue:

• 134 Hostages

• Antisemitism

• Insights and Dialogues: Navigating the Israeli-Jewish Narrative

• Good News! — Israel’s Legal System with their finger in the Dike

• Israeli Politics

Instead of Dismantling Hamas, Bibi is Dismantling the State of Israel

Topics in this issue:

• Hostages, Families and Fallen Soldiers

• UNRWA - The Popular Terror Machine

Topics in this issue:

• Gazalighting

• Israeli Politics

Topics in this issue:

• General's Bold Rebuke: Calls for Government to Match Soldier's Sacrifice

• Israeli Politics — No Unity — Just Political Self Interest

This issue covers a lot, and we have have two in-depth sections:

* #YouTooMightBeNext about the connection between the silence of UN Women, UNRWA and how this is all beginning to affect women in other parts of the world.

* Israeli Politics about the issues that have dominated Israel's political landscape since the release of the Meron Disaster Commission's report and the Chief Rabbi's threat that

Topics in this issue:

• The UNwashable stains on UNRWA and UN Women

• Israeli Politics

Topics in this issue:

• Gazalighting and UNRWA

• Ceasefire and the Fate of the Hostages

• Hostages and Hidden Costs of Oct. 7

• Israeli Politics at a Crossroads: Navigating Between Extremism and Hope for Change