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May 13, 2024

Mourning American-Born Lone Soldiers on the Israeli Memorial Day

Omer Balva, Rose Lubin, and Yonatan Chaim.

Today is Yom Ha-Zikaron, Israel’s memorial day for its fallen soldiers. In the evening, it will give way to Yom Ha-Atsma’ut, the nation’s independence day. To understand this powerful juxtaposition, it’s worth revisiting Atar Hadari’s 2015 essay on the subject.

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May 13, 2024

  1. Are U.S. Efforts to Restrain Israel Part of a Plan to Make a Grand Bargain with Saudi Arabia?

    A scenario built on wishful thinking.

  2. The UN Quietly Admits It Exaggerated Civilian Casualties in Gaza

    But don’t expect any corrections from the media.

  3. Mourning American-Born Lone Soldiers on the Israeli Memorial Day

    Omer Balva, Rose Lubin, and Yonatan Chaim.

  4. Celebrating One of America’s Oldest Synagogues

    The long history of Charleston’s Jews.

  5. The “French Seinfeld” and His Movie about Something

    Gad Elmaleh’s Stay with Us.