The Morality of Israel’s War
The moral inversion that treats the Israeli military as criminal and Hamas as heroic will only encourage further barbarism.
October 2, 2026
Kaddish will continue to be said; Jews will continue to gather to say it.
The Israeli Netflix series Fauda, which focuses on an Israeli undercover counterterrorism unit—and which has become a runaway international success even in the Arab world—recently released its latest season. Meir Soloveichik reflects on how one of its actors, Idan Amedi, experienced a brutal collision between art and life:
The moral inversion that treats the Israeli military as criminal and Hamas as heroic will only encourage further barbarism.
Despite its incredible successes, Israel has yet to defeat the enemy that stormed its gates.
Kaddish will continue to be said; Jews will continue to gather to say it.
Reflections on the frailty of a sukkah in stormy weather.
A death greatly exaggerated.
The Israeli Netflix series Fauda, which focuses on an Israeli undercover counterterrorism unit—and which has become a runaway international success even in the Arab world—recently released its latest season. Meir Soloveichik reflects on how one of its actors, Idan Amedi, experienced a brutal collision between art and life:
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