My summer reading list is topped by Naomi Kehati Bronner’s new book: “On the Wings of Eagles.” https://t.co/9fLJoB1Ht5 It’s the extraordinary story of how her mother was married to her uncle in Yemen at age 10, how they found their way to Israel in 1949. Her mother worked as house cleaner, who never learned to read. Her father a janitor. Their daughter, Naomi is a clinical psychologist. The history of Arab Jews who came to Israel in one family!
War After War Turns Young Israelis to Religion
As conflict ravages the region, young people in Israel say “Only God” can protect them—a shift that will have dramatic consequences for the country’s culture and politics.
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My latest, out today: As war again ravages the Middle East, many young Israelis now say “only God can provide me real protection,” a turn toward religion that will have dramatic consequences for the country’s culture and politics https://t.co/QDGnmxlVaE
Israeli Arab startup Haat solves two big food-delivery problems—no street addresses and no credit cards—in traditionally underserved neighborhoods https://t.co/SkjYzrusOO via @EthanBronner
Stock prices are up in Israel, the shekel is strong, and investments are rolling in despite two years of a brutal multifront war https://t.co/UVGEWUHuls via @GalitAltstein@EthanBronner
Israeli military intelligence has been undergoing a moment of reckoning since the Oct. 7 attacks. As part of a broader cultural transformation, the service is requiring all troops study Arabic and will rely less on surveillance technology https://t.co/7vxQKrFPZS via @EthanBronner
While there hasn’t yet been an opinion poll, the strong anecdotal sense is that Israelis — at least the Jews who make up 80% of the population — have rallied around the flag yet again for what could be a long, painful battle against Iran https://t.co/PsnpjCxVIq via @EthanBronner
My latest on the new Israeli defense doctrine: From Syria and Lebanon to Gaza and the West Bank, Israeli troops are establishing positions they are unlikely to abandon anytime soon https://t.co/8HK8aSldRt via @bpolitics
After this hit our wire, I spoke with Minister Ron Dermer who confirmed Israel will redeploy to five spots just inside the Lebanese border by Feb. 18 and stay there till Lebanon implements its treaty obligations: Israel is pushing to hold onto a handful of positions in Lebanon after a request to keep the bulk of its troops in the country beyond next week’s deadline was rejected by the US https://t.co/SoPrtkKmFx via @bpolitics
Israel is pushing to hold onto a handful of positions in Lebanon after a request to keep the bulk of its troops in the country beyond next week’s deadline was rejected by the US https://t.co/Sq53qbn8vm via @EthanBronner@OmarTamo19
A shortage of battlefield soldiers, and a growing desire among Israel's modern Orthodox to join the fight, has led to the creation of the country's first combat unit for religious women https://t.co/TSyCdxhHC2 via @markets
Residents are slowly returning to Kibbutz Dafna, an Israeli community near the Lebanese border — a sign of hope as the Nov. 27 ceasefire holds https://t.co/9zGk8JYYR1 via @EthanBronner