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Samuel Heilman

Samuel Heilman

Haaretz

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Don't Expect a Hostage Deal From Netanyahu

Like many of my fellow Israelis, I am tired of the unending waves of hope for a deal on the hostages with Hamas only to be followed by the inevitable...

10.04.2024 10

Haaretz

Samuel Heilman

The Fatal Attraction Between Netanyahu and Hamas

Omer Bar-Lev, who was Israel's minister of internal security before right-wing extremist Itamar Ben-Gvir was appointed to the job by Benjamin...

26.12.2023 90

Haaretz

Samuel Heilman

Caring for the innocent civilians in this war: Separate, but not equal

In synagogues throughout Israel and many if not most throughout the world, prayers are being recited not only as always for the welfare of the State...

06.11.2023 7

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Samuel Heilman

Occupied Gaza

Repeatedly we hear the accusation that the war in Gaza is a result of what Secretary General of the UN Antonio Gutteres referred to as the “ ...

27.10.2023 10

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Samuel Heilman

Pursue Peace

In spite of being caught unprepared for the devastating attack on October 7, the IDF has since shown itself to be a courageous, dedicated, and...

22.10.2023 10

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Samuel Heilman

In Israel, an echo of the Holocaust

I grew up in the Boston area, where my Holocaust-survivor parents and I, nearly four years old, arrived in January 1950 as “Displaced Persons,”...

16.10.2023 4

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Samuel Heilman

This Where I am in this War

This is, alas, not my first war in Israel.  My wife and I were here during wars that took place during the many years from 1979 onwards when we spent...

12.10.2023 30

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Samuel Heilman

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