Over the last days, the excitement in Israel increased from hour to hour. Finally, an agreement between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas, which promises the return of all hostages – whether alive or dead. Today the day has come.…
To the day, two years passed since October 7, when Hamas attacked Israel. The calendar says that we are supposed to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. On this years Feast of Tabernacles commemorating the exodus from Egypt, the mood…
On Saturday around noon, my wife runs into the room and shouts “they rescued four hostages!” Months after months we got only bad news: young soldiers killed on a daily basis; bodies of dead hostages recovered by the IDF (Israel…
I’ve already posted about the weekly rallies for the release of the hostages. Somehow I’m drawn to this gathering of people who are united by the wish of saving the lives of the Israeli hostages in Gaza. I’m captivated and…
We are going through a difficult time here. The October 7 massacre is still fresh in our mind, and it is relived every single day by the relatives and friends of the hostages held in captivity by the Hamas terror…
Update May 23, 2024: Note some updated, more descriptive photo captions! I don’t believe I’m writing this. Over 130 hostages are still in Hamas captivity – more than 225 days now. Only 18 countries signed a petition to release the…
Today a cease-fire started between Israel and Hamas. 50 hostages, or about 1/5th of the hostages abducted by Hamas, are supposed to be released, against 150 Palestinian terrorists held by Israel. At first Hamas is said to release 13 hostages…
A couple of days ago Iran was appointed to chair the UN human rights meeting in Geneva. Yet another blunder on the side of the UN who seems to have misplaced their own textbook on human rights. Let me help…
(I had started a war diary on my German-language website and got requests to translate and re-post here.) Another hot, humid day. This afternoon my dog and I were surprised by a rocket attack (well, it wasn’t entirely unexpected). We…
A week ago I woke up to the sound of sirens. Rockets rained down on Tel Aviv and, much more so, on the towns, cities and kibbutzim around the Gaza strip. This was only a cover for the most vile,…
