Tag: Animals

The View From Israel

inFOCUS: This issue assesses Iranian policy and the future of the Tehran regime, mostly from the American perspective. Give us an Israeli perspective, please. Dr. Dan Diker: The chessboard is being reset in the Middle East...

From Oslo to Be’eri: how the 30-years-long peace delusion led to Hamas’s 10/7 massacres

ABSTRACT The failure to prevent Hamas’s slaughter of some 1,300 Israelis on 7 October 2023 – the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust – is a direct result of an emergency phone consultation three...

How Mossad’s masterstrokes helped Israel reshape the Middle East

Officially, the Assad regime fell on December 8 when rebel forces seized Damascus in a swift offensive that lasted just over a week. But the countdown to Syria’s collapse – and with it, the...

Trump’s appointments have electrified the West

Donald Trump’s impending arrival at the White House is not only having a seismic impact on American politics. It is also creating dramatic changes to the global landscape, especially regarding the conduct of hostile states that...

Dilemmas

We are faced with a situation in which difficult choices have to be made. The story of creation which we read in Synagogues last week tells us in the first few sentences that the world...
Healing Trauma through Nature and Wildlife Encounters

Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Natural Retreats

Healing Trauma through Nature and Wildlife Encounters. (courtesy) During my ongoing emissary mission with Bedein—Agents of Hope, I embarked on a journey with my family to explore the breathtaking wilderness of Alaska and the bordering Yukon Canadian...
GLACIER VIEW resort in Alaska, nestled amid vibrant autumn forests and near the enchanting Matanuska Glacier, offers a serene escape for families. It seamlessly blends adventure and tranquility in a breathtaking natural setting, says the writer. (photo credit: Courtesy Noam Bedein)

Nature can heal the trauma of war in a post-October 7 Israel

In the wake of profound societal trauma, particularly among Israeli and Jewish families affected by the ongoing war, I find myself reflecting on a transformative journey my family and I undertook. As part of our...
The captured Hamas documents with battle orders | Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit

Like sadistic Nazis: Secret Hamas papers reveal step-by-step action plan for Oct. 7

Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, known as "Abu Saheeb," a senior Hamas official and commander of the Gaza Brigade, held a secret meeting with his battalion commanders on October 6, hours before the surprise attack on...

From the Battle of Badr to Military Defeat: Changes in Hamas Perceptions of the...

The Hamas invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023 was quickly characterized by Hamas as fulfillment of a prophecy about the destruction of Israel. Hamas cast the invasion as a Palestinian version of the...

Senseless Silence

There comes a time when in the face of unremitting enmity, silence is no longer a viable option. As we face a tsunami of hate and delegitimisation not seen since pre-World WarII times, the necessity...