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Food for Thought...

Yossi Klein Halevi is a prominent social and political commentator in Israel.  He spoke to the American Jewish Committee delegation that I was a part of visiting Israel in 2020, and I have followed his work with interest since.  He is a strong advocate for Israel and an individual who desires and works for peace between Israeli Jews and Palestinians.  (One of his books, Notes to My Palestinian Neighbor reflects this passion.)  After the terrorist attacks of October 7, Halevi and his friend, Donniel Hartman, began a podcast, For Heaven’s Sake, which reflected on the attacks, the ensuing war in Gaza, Israeli sentiment, and, as the war roiled on, the options for Israelis and Palestinians.  It is worth a listen.  Their most recent episode considered the dilemma of the remaining 130 plus hostages and the possibility of an end to the war for their release.  As Halevi and Hartman note, saving (or salvaging) every captured or wounded Jew has been a core tenet of Judaism for centuries.  Thus, a tension currently exists within Israeli culture of sacrificing the articulated goal of the post-October 7, military assault—to destroy Hamas—for the ultimate value of Jewish culture:  saving the hostages.  To read more, click here. . .

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