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Straight Facts
I know many of us feel that the world is completely upside down or that we are seeing history repeat itself at an alarming rate. It is at times like this, we take heart in our global WIZO community and our allies who stand steadfastly beside us. In the coming weeks, we will celebrate the festival of Chanukah and bring light into the world. As we light the Chanukiah every night, let us channel the spirit of the Maccabees who are at the center of this festival of miracles.
To help inspire and empower you, here is the latest edition of Straight Facts. Some of the most prolific writers and thinkers such as Douglas Murray, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Dara Horn and others explore a variety of topics.
I wish you all Chag Chanukah Sameach and to our many Christian friends, a very Merry Christmas.
Rolene Marks
World WIZO Executive: Head of Public Diplomacy
Photo by Rolene Marks: All five members of the Simantov family were brutally murdered in their home in Kibbutz Nir-Oz by Hamas terrorists.
WATCH:
Coming Together: The Global Challenges for a Safe and Secure Future:
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1nxadgs5j
I am off the fence about Israel’s war, here’s why…says Konstantin Kisin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4m_EL9Dj2U
Comedian and commentator, Bill Maher, delivers this brilliant must-watch monologue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V76HS4jHoJE
A few months old – but very very relevant. Watch military expert, Nick Freitas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF5yKq0czm4
Douglas Murray: A Time of War – an interview with The Free Press
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY3luFEvjIY
Bari Weiss interview the Palestinian “traitor” who risked everything to speak out:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1oJdFUvmjK2rq3cyWsIZOn?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
One Year Later:
Revisiting the communities and areas that were ravaged by Hamas on 7 October a year later:
Jordan Peterson: my message to the Jews
Beware your liberal values — those you see as allies are the vultures waiting for your demise, says author Jordan Peterson:
https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/jordan-peterson-jews-israel-hamas-antisemitism-b1185866.html
Marching Toward Violence: The Domestic Anti-Israeli Protest Movement
Who is behind the hate marches on campuses and in cities across the world?
October 7 Created a Permission Structure for Antisemitism
What American Jews have experienced in the past year is both a pattern and a warning writes Dara Horn:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/10/october-7-anti-semitism-united-states/680176/
It Began With Beheadings
Israel spent the past year maligned and alone. The Jewish state may have lost fewer lives than Palestinians since 10/7, but there is little doubt whose life the world values more writes Thane Rosenbaum:
https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/375576/it-began-with-beheadings-full-stop/
The End of the Post-Holocaust Era
October 7 shattered Israelis’ faith that the state would protect them and shook American Jewry’s sense of full social acceptance – but there is a way forward writes Yossi Klein Halevi:
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-end-of-the-post-holocaust-era/
As the Families of Murdered Hostages, Our Message to People in Power Is Simple: Act!
The families of the six hostages executed by Hamas appeal to world leaders and other people in power.
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#Rolene Marks
Straight Facts
Rolene Marks is a passionate advocate for Israel and appears on radio, television and in print. She is a member of the Media Team Israel, an advocacy body that fights media bias as well as Truth be Told. She is the Chairperson of WIZO’s Hasbara Division.
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