Bearing the pain of Hostage Square: Tales from the Heart
You cannot leave this plaza the same as you went in, not after seeing the poignant artworks and hearing the stories of loved ones still held captive.
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You cannot leave this plaza the same as you went in, not after seeing the poignant artworks and hearing the stories of loved ones still held captive.
Gabriela had never been gung-ho about the military – until the Hamas attacks changed how she felt about getting her first IDF callup notice at age 16.
Using public transportation has gifted me the opportunity to get acquainted with people I’d never have met in the solitary bubble of a car.
My family fled to Israel from one of the world’s most oppressive regimes, but progressives in the West now tell me ‘go back where you came from.’
With many of our neighbors’ loved ones called up to serve, it was only a matter of time before we’d be lined up with flags to honor a funeral cortege.
Fighting the fake news, hate, ignorance around her, and acknowledging her own emotions, a US college student tries to honor the phrase ‘Never Forget.’
I’d just met Gali a couple of hours before in a different neighborhood, and suddenly she was right beside me when I needed her.
Life-affirming activities attest to the strength and beauty of the indomitable Israeli spirit.
Here in Israel, there are many in our neighborhood whose sworn aim is to annihilate us, and they like to remind us of this every now and then.
Is home where you run to? Is it who you run away from? Is it where people love you or where people wish to do you harm?
Looking after two little kids while children only a few hours away are being slaughtered in their homes is a harrowing experience, and a lucky one.
In the afternoon, our middle son was called up. He brought a rucksack down and started packing. What do you pack when you are going to war?
When a hive of bees swarmed her car, ISRAEL21c Editor Nicky Blackburn discovered an unusual emergency helpline just right for the occasion.
Using a new app, you can type in any descriptive text, and within seconds see four samples of art in each of six styles.
After years of fleeing Israel to celebrate Christmas in England, ISRAEL21c editor Nicky Blackburn discovered that a quiet and intimate family day in Israel is the nicest celebration of all.