• Finally, Some Good News - Over the weekend, the IDF and other Israeli security forces did the impossible and freed four hostages alive, despite all the odds against it.

• The World’s Hypocritic Oath (as opposed to the Hippocratic Oath) - Read what about how the world tries to frame a heroic rescue as a massacre to be condemned. 40 years ago Bob Dylan described this in his song “Neighborhood Bully”.

• Netanyahu and the Hostages - Read about how Israel’s Prime Minister ignores the hostages, except when there is a good photo opp. This is a sad state of affairs, but a true one.

• Israeli Government from Outer Space - It is as if they live on a far-off planet. But unfortunately for Israel, they're in charge. King Bibi - life in Versailles, Israel, Bezalel Smotrich - it’s not my fault, Miri Regev - evacuees should should be grateful, Amichai Chikli - playing 007, Out of Touch and Out of Control: Israel’s Leadership Crisis

• What Is Happening to Young Jewry in the United States? - Read what about a Senior Reform rabbi in the USA who says that "There are young anti-Zionist Jews who are already lost to us"

• You Too Could Be Next - Read about how the next generation of legal scholars appears to be on their way to bringing back "Separate but Equal"? and how a Free Palestine Group targeted an American High School in New Jersey.

• Hope — Critical Crossroads for Europe and Israel - This section examines the pivotal political shifts in Europe and Israel.

• Hostages - 124 Hostages / 244 Days - Read about how protesters are at every intersection to remind the government that this is their responsibility.

• Biden's Masterstroke - or -Did Biden and Bibi just throw Israel under the bus? - Was Biden’s speech and the invitation of Bibi to speak to a joint session of both houses of Congress a masterstroke by Biden to save Israel from its own leadership, or part of plan by both Bibi and Joe Biden to get reelected at the expense of Israel’s vital interests?

• The War, Religious Conscription, The Deal, Our Future - Read about the events that are currently shaking Netanyahu’s coalition government.

• Hostages - 124 Hostages / 241 Days - Read about the sad discovery of Dolev Yehud: whose remains were only recently identified through scientific analysis

• Strategic Shifts and Judicial Decisions: Shaping Israel's Future - In a week marked by decisive shifts in Israel’s strategic and judicial landscapes (as usual, but maybe more than usual), read about how significant developments unfolded that could reshape the nation's future.

• Hamas and UNWRA - Read about the Knesset advances bill to designate UNRWA as a terrorist organization

In this edition:

• Navigating Israel's Intensifying Challenges - It is Getting Worse! In our May 20 newsletter, we posed the rhetorical question, "It Can't Get Any Worse, Can It?" Sadly, the unfolding events since then suggest that the situation has indeed worsened.

• Are Jews Being Ostrichicized as a 2024 Rerun of 1934? Ostrichicized is not a real word, but in 1934 Jews were both "ostracized" by the Nazi Party and convinced by their friends that it would soon pass and that they should just bury their heads in sand, like an "ostrich", until the rage died down. The rapid rise in antisemitism since Oct. 7 caught us all by surprise.

• Book Burnings and Blacklists. You're all familiar with the "Free Palestine" protests that many claim are "peaceful protests". Did you know that this "peaceful protest" movement has already led to blacklists of Jews, not to mention death threats?

• 'All eyes on Rafah' trend sweeps Instagram, as Israel response banned'. Although influential celebrities lead an effort behind a counter-campaign on Rafah, sharing images of hostages held by Hamas, captioned "Where were your eyes on October 7?" and "Bring Them Home.", their images garnered a mere 600,000 shares before being inexplicably removed from Instagram and the original account blocked.

• Israel's Political Tensions Escalate. Key opposition leaders strategize to dismantle Netanyahu's coalition, urging Benny Gantz to join their efforts in a decisive political move, while National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir is criticized for illegal attempts to control the police, facing backlash from the Attorney General for overstepping legal boundaries.

• Daily Protests, Calls for Elections, Amid Ongoing Missile Attack: The hypocrisy of the court - and the media - was quickly exposed yesterday when dozens of missiles were fired from Rafah. Meanwhile, the streets of Israeli cities are filled almost daily by protests demanding not on the return of the remaining hostages - live hostages not bodies - as well calling for elections the end of the current government..

• Politics, Foreign Policy, Civil Rights and Personal Safety: At first glance, these appear unrelated to each other and to IsraelNewsInsights. But, once you connect the dots the connection is clear, both in Israel and the United States.

• War and Politics: While you may think that politics and war are separate things - local politics rather than national interest are determining how each country reacts to the war in Gaza. This is neither healthy nor moral.

• UNWRA and Hamas Are One: The United Nations, the International Court of Justice, and many other international organizations are not what we thought they were

The World Must Have Gone Mad

There’s no other explanation for it.

• The ICC has issued arrest warrants for the prime minister and defense secretary of a democratic country - together with a warrant for the arrest of one of the biggest terrorists alive today - creating an equation between the two sides that would have been unread of until October 7.

• The UN held a moment of silence for the death of “The Butcher of Teheran” while its flag was at half-staff. The corrupt organization never even lowered the flag to mark the murder of over 1200 Israelies on October 7.

• On Wednesday at 6 pm local time, Israel came to a standstill, as the horrific abduction video of five IDF women soldiers was released at the explicit request of their parents. And the response from UN Women - crickets.

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Transitioning From the Depths of Despair to Hope

Memorial Day in Israel on day 220 of the war: Stories of civilians and soldiers killed since Hamas’s onslaught on Israel on October 7, 2023.

• Is there a way to celebrate our Independence Day while war rages on?

• Voices from Malmo: how Israel’s Eden Golan sang her heart out on the most antisemitic stage in the world.

• The realities of the war in Gaza on Israel's Memorial Day

• Israel leadership in crisis: Accountability and strategy at the forefront of the war

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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 FORGET*

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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

The May 2nd issue is ready at https://mailchi.mp/18a5676f959e/israel-news-insights-may-2-2024-day-209?e=7889c56942

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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