Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe02:06 AM • June 23 2026 IDTMy eldest son, Lt. Yannai Kaminka of blessed memory, was killed on October 7 in the defensive battle at the Zikim training base. He and the other company commanders saved the lives of about 100 new recruits, dozens of civilians and hundreds of families in the surrounding communities. After his death, I joined the Parents Circle – Families Forum, (an Israeli-Palestinian group of bereaved families). For me, the organization represents repair, an alternative to the cycles of violence and dehumanization on both sides that led to Yannai's death and hope for a different future for my three remaining children.In the NewsWe're Still Afraid of Israeli-Palestinian EmpathyIt May Take Another Former IDF Chief to Defeat the Political Genius of NetanyahuAs a Palestinian Living in Israel, I'm Afraid of the Price of a Deal With IranForget About Doomscrolling. It's Daydreaming That Will Ruin Your LifeNetanyahu Has Once Again Bolstered the Extremists. This Time: HezbollahRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Netanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell TrumpTrump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for Israel
Opinion • We're still afraid of Israeli-Palestinian empathy
My eldest son, Lt. Yannai Kaminka of blessed memory, was killed on October 7 in the defensive battle at the Zikim training base. He and the other company comman







