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December 29, 2023

For Israelis, Children Represent Survival

The demographic miracle, the war, and a baby named Be’eri.

On October 12, a girl was born in an Israeli hospital and given the name Be’ri, after the kibbutz that had so recently borne the brunt of Hamas’s onslaught. Since then, at least 44 other Israeli children have been given that name. This small fact reveals something profound about the Jewish state, writes Jacob Sivak:

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December 29, 2023

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