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January 9, 2024

Zionism Will Triumph, but Only if Israel Remembers What It’s Fighting For

“There is no deep silence without a weapon.”

Last week, I recommended Gershon Hacohen’s exploration of the theology behind Hamas’s strategy, and how the IDF can fight against such a holy war. In a follow-up piece, he turns to the question of the Jewish state’s own sense of purpose. “Nation of Israel,” asks Hacohen, paraphrasing the late novelist A.B. Yehoshua, “for what purpose do you fight, and how do you fight?” Such a question cannot be answered by a committee of inquiry like the one the ministry of defense is forming to investigate the failures of October 7. But it is one that matters:

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January 9, 2024

  1. Zionism Will Triumph, but Only if Israel Remembers What It’s Fighting For

    “There is no deep silence without a weapon.”

  2. Anti-Semitism Doesn’t Hinder the Anti-Israel Movement—It Helps It

    The joys of blaming Zionist doctors.

  3. Blocking Traffic Won’t Free Palestine, but It Will Bolster Protesters’ Self-Righteousness

    Making friends isn’t the point.

  4. A Taste of Jewish Literature, in Some of Its Many Tongues

    Eighteen short stories, rendered from so many languages.

  5. The Oldest Jewish Library Still in Use

    And the Dutch-Portuguese ex-converts who founded it.