Eliyahu Freedman

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Eliyahu Freedman

2 hours agoPresident Erdogan holds talks with Prime Minister Sharif aimed at ‘increasing solidarity in education, intelligence sharing and technological support’. Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Istanbul, weeks after a military conflict …

1 month ago | blogs.timesofisrael.com | Eliyahu Freedman

Dan Senor believes “Israel is going to be fine.” I wish I could share his confidence. While Senor’s recent “State of World Jewry Address” at the 92nd Street Y offered a compelling case for Israel’s geopolitical strength—calling it “more prominent and stronger than ever”—the reality I’ve witnessed over nine months of traveling among fellow Israelis abroad tells a different story.

1 month ago | blogs.timesofisrael.com | Eliyahu Freedman

On the morning of October 7, 2023, I awoke in a tent at a music festival like other young Israelis celebrating the holiday of Simchat Torah. By chance, my festival was located in Shittim, a small southern community one hour north of Eilat, and not the Nova festival at Kibbutz Re’im in which over 360 concert-goers were murdered and dozens more taken captive.

1 month ago | timesofisrael.com | Eliyahu Freedman

KOH PHANGAN, Thailand — Nestled in a lush Thai jungle, thousands of miles from the ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza, a unique therapeutic refuge in Koh Phangan has emerged for Israelis impacted by war. Under bamboo roofs, young Supernova festival survivors, released soldiers, a group of dedicated volunteers and others gather around communal tables and art spaces, their conversations punctuated by the gentle sounds of a nearby river.

1 month ago | qoshe.com | Eliyahu Freedman

KOH PHANGAN, Thailand — Nestled in a lush Thai jungle, thousands of miles from the ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza, a unique therapeutic refuge in Koh Phangan has emerged for Israelis impacted by war. Under bamboo roofs, young Supernova festival survivors, released soldiers, a group of dedicated volunteers and others gather around communal tables and art spaces, their conversations punctuated by the gentle sounds of a nearby river.