A Price of Pain: Hostages Returned, Terrorists Released (Judean Rose)

“The nightmare is over.”Disclaimer: the views expressed here are solely those of the author, weekly Judean Rose columnist Varda Meyers Epstein.Last Sunday, the entire nation of Israel was riveted to their screens, hoping for a glimpse of Emily, Romi, and Doron. At the same time, at least where I live, in Efrat, the joy and relief were tempered with the knowledge that the cost...

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Dr. Carole Lieberman: “Always Tell Children the Truth About Terror” (Judean Rose, Interview)

Dr. Carole Lieberman, AKA The Terrorist Therapist®, has provided expert advice to readers of my parenting columns since 2016. In all that time, we never met face to face, and I never told her where I lived. It was all by email. Not long after October 7, however, I decided to tell Dr. Carole that I live in Israel and was worried about my grandchildren, whose home had taken...

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Another false accusation of an Israeli law discriminating against Arabs

Jewish Voice for Peace writes in their email newsletter:On Sunday, the Israeli Knesset passed a shockingly racist law — even by the standards of Israel’s apartheid government.Under the new "sexual terrorism" law, Palestinian citizens of Israel convicted of rape, sexual assault, or sexual harassment can receive double the sentence of Israelis found guilty of the same crimes....

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