by Matthew Friedman | Jul 28, 2024 | Gaza Journal
One of my great regrets is that I will never visit Eretz Zion. Make no mistake, I have never felt a great compulsion to visit the State of Israel, despite many opportunities. Part of the Diaspora Jewish experience is confronting, and often dodging, the offers of...
by Matthew Friedman | Jul 21, 2024 | Gaza Journal
How does it end? I have been asking myself this question since 7 October 2023. In January, three months into the State of Israel’s War on Gaza, I mused, “This is the eleventh entry in my Gaza Journal, and I could never have believed, when I began, that I would still...
by Matthew Friedman | Jul 14, 2024 | Gaza Journal
From the outside, the War on Gaza has settled into those surreal doldrums that happen with wars. From the inside, the suffering continues, and the IDF continues to pummel the enclave with artillery, drones, and bombs, and Israeli soldiers stumble over the rubble of...
by Matthew Friedman | Jul 7, 2024 | Gaza Journal
Antisemitism is a difficult matter for me. I have been the target of antisemitic rhetoric, and even violence, in my life, and I am well-aware of how violent it can be, from the Tree of Life Synagogue massacre to the pogroms of Europe, to the “Hep-Hep” riots and the...
by Matthew Friedman | Jun 30, 2024 | Gaza Journal
It is a mystery to me how any person who has ever experienced the death of a loved one could wish the same on another person. It is a universal experience. As my father, who died 12 years ago, once observed, “if you are fortunate to live long enough, you will...
by Matthew Friedman | Jun 23, 2024 | Gaza Journal
I am surprised that the announcement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he is dissolving his war cabinet did not get much attention in social media. I am not aware that any of my social media friends shared the story – I certainly didn’t. Yet, on...
