Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
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(JNS) — Since its establishment, life in Israel has resembled a grim trade-off. In return for the right to live as Jews in the one and only Jewish state, we have been expected to surrender something far more basic, our right to live in safety. From birth, Israelis enter into an unspoken agreement, one that demands we normalize existential threats. We are told it was our fate. That there is no alternative. That is the cost of living in the Jewish homeland. And so, we become desensitized. A stabbing in a supermarket parking lot no longer s...
(JNS) — As the State of Israel stands on the brink of a fateful decision with historic geopolitical implications, some might argue that it’s a decision as significant as the 1947 U.N. Partition Plan. For the first time since the Simchat Torah massacre on Oct. 7, 2023, a bold idea has been put forth that offers a real, feasible and long-term solution to the chronic problem known as Gaza. U.S. President Donald Trump announced an emigration or “relocation” plan earlier this month for Palestinian residents in the Gaza Strip. He argued that war-tor...
