To Not Only Love Peace, but to Pursue it
The US, Egypt, and Qatar have called on Israel and Hamas to take part in hostage and ceasefire negotiations next week. In a joint statement, the leaders of the three convening countries stated "no more time should be wasted, and there should be no excuses by any party for further postponement."
The Anti-Zionism of Israel's Leaders
There has been so much tragedy this week - the deaths of 12 Druze children in Majdal Shams, a Druze town in the occupied Golan Heights, the disturbing protests, likened to Israel's January 6, at the Sde Teiman military base by right-wing extremists who were protesting Israeli authorities detaining and questioning IDF soldiers suspected of sexual assault of Palestinian detainees. And of course, yesterday marked 300 days since the horrific October 7 attacks by Hamas, 300 days of Hamas still holding 115 hostages, 300 days of Israelis from the north and south being displaced, with no promises of restored security and no estimated timeframe for when it will be safe enough to return home.