In this edition:

• Protests in Israel Mark 9 Months of War: Read about calls for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Resign, Elections Now and Pushing for the Return of the Hostages

• The Oct. 7 Chain Reaction and Other Dramatic News Since Thursday: The Hamas attack of Oct. 7 seems to have set off a chain reaction that is affecting the entire world, not just Israel. Here we spotlight the events of the past few days related to this chain reaction

• Israel - More Details: The increased intensity of the protests is not the only news in Israel from the past few days. Actually, so much has happened that we include this section to give you the highlights and to explain about the Israel Bonds Paradox..

• Hostages: Read more about the 8 hostages who are U.S. citizens, and about the accusations that Israeli government is trying to sabotage Gaza ceasefire proposal.

A joint initiative by the Israeli government and private industry in Yokneam to help solidify the high-tech industry in the north of the country has taken on new significance as the region

In this edition:

• The Escalating Conflict in Israel's North, South and Center: In the north, as the war between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies, day 272 marked another severe escalation with over 200 rockets and 20 drones launched from Lebanon into northern Israel. In the South, the situation is similarly dire, with rocket sirens still sounding regularly (including today) in Gaza border communities amid ongoing exchanges of fire. Central Israel too is engulfed in unrest.

• Antisemitism in the UK: Tony Levy goes into detail about the rise of antisemitism in the U.K. For readers in North America, this should serve as a warning of what will happen if the BDS and “Free Palestine” movements are allowed to spread hatred freely.

• Hostages: Read the latest stories about the hostages still in captivity, eight of whom are U.S. citizens.

In this edition:

• The Wars — North and South — Gaza and Lebanon: It looks like full scale war is imminent and many western governments have begun calling on their citizens to evacuate.

• Israeli Politics — Save the Captain If the Ship Goes Down: Read about how the coalition is busy tearing apart the country rather than bringing the hostages home or destroying the Hamas and Hezbollah terror infrastructure.

• Hostages: Read the latest stories from released hostages and their families.

In this edition:

• Are We on the Brink of Another War?: Read about the winds of war as a 2nd front looms.

• 120 Hostages / And Still No Hope - Only Sad News: Read about the hostages and struggle to bring back them home alive.

• Raping a 12 year old in France will not free Palestine: Tony Levy goes into more detail on how the rape of a 12 year old Jewish girl in the name of freeing Palestine is causing French Jews to choose between a party with fascist roots and a coalition that incites violence against Jews..

• Besides Netanyahu’s court cases, why does he act like he does?: This section contains a lot of the insanity of what is going on now in Israel and a little bit about "Poker and Politics" in the U.S. as well

In this edition:

• Attacking synagogues is not about freeing Palestine: We intended to highlight something else, but the recent outbreak of attacks on synagogues and Jews in different parts of the world made us change our minds. When you read this section, ask yourselves if the next Oct. 7 is just around your corner. Hopefully, we're just paranoid and it is not too late change the course of history..

• Israeli Politics: A lot has happened in Israel over the past 4 days. This is where you can read a short summary of the highlights.

• 120 Hostages / How Many More Days?: Every rally and demonstration held in Israel these days begins by marking the number of days and nights the hostages have been held. In this section we ask How Did Netanyahu Make the Hostages a Political Battering Ramp?, include a poem by David Grossman, Suddenly a Scream Flew, and remind you about the hostages who often get forgotten because they are not Israelis.

In this edition:

• Bibi Targets Israel-US Relations: After systematically dismantled much of Israel’s governmental infrastructure, enabling Hamas to penetrate Israel's borders, and mismanaging the war in Gaza, Netanyahu is creating a public feud with President Biden that threatens to destroy the Israel-United States alliance

• Internal Self-Sabotage: Read about some of the acts of self-sabotage that Bibi and our insane government that occurred since our last issue three days ago

• 120 Hostages/257 Days: Sobering and depressing assessments of the number of hostages still alive, Mother of Gaza hostage tells UN Human Rights Council: 'Women's bodies used as political tools', and Amit Soussana's meeting with Kamala Harris

• Déjà Vu - Germany 1933 and Vichy France 1940 Return as BDS: Read about how the Eurosatory 2024 ban on any companies connected to the Jewish state is nearly identical to the German boycott of Jewish businesses in 1933 that quickly led to the holocaust.

• Déjà vu in Israel: Read how Israelis are disgusted by and afraid of their own government. The weekly protest in Tel Aviv has grown to or even exceeded the pre-Oct. 7 levels, and this week road blockages and other actions are expected throughout the week.

• The Multi-front War: Read about the pain Israelis are feeling over the many soldiers who have died and been injured, the upcoming war in the north, and how the “innocent” Palestinians that you read about overwhelmingly support Hamas and the atrocities of Oct. 7.

• 120 Hostages: Read the stories that the western press all but ignore about the real humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

• Human Sacrifice at The United Nations: We began this newsletter before Oct. 7, when we believed that you (our readers) needed to understand just how bad our government was and to ask for your help. Since then, world leadership has begun to rival Israel’s political leadership in a race to the bottom.
  “Free Palestine” or “Trump vs. Biden”: Regardless of which candidate is elected, he and possibly his VP will need to deal to deal with the threat that the “Free Palestine” movement poses to Jews, other Zionists, the #MeToo movement, and the basic values of “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” for all, regardless of race, religion or national origin.
  Israeli Politics: Bibi deserves to be held responsible for abandoning the entire northern border. Holiday celebrations of Shavuot in northern Israel were interrupted by incoming rockets and explosive drones - but according to the mayors of these towns - not a single government minister or even a member of the coalition thought to call or visit. Plus, there's been an escalation in false arrests and police violence against protesters.