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Do you know what it's like to have a psychopath running your country? OH, WAIT....
Lessons from life with Iran pointing missiles at you and your PM being like, "Bring it on...."
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Dr. Elana Sztokman
I was at the massive tent protest outside the Knesset today. Israelis are ANGRY.
It's been six months since the Oct 7 attack. And nothing seems to have changed. In fact, some things are getting worse. And the hostages.... the…
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Dr. Elana Sztokman
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March 2024

What does "moving on" look like? I'm worried that it's this.
I can't help wonder how the hostages would feel if they saw us all celebrating Purim right now.
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Dr. Elana Sztokman
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Women I'm reading during this war
During these awful times, I'm nourishing my soul with the words of wise and creative women. As we approach Ta'anit Esther, this is more important than…
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Dr. Elana Sztokman
How are women in Israel doing? Let's break it down....
On International Women's Day, some people want to hold up Israel as a model for gender equality. Wait, what?
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Dr. Elana Sztokman
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February 2024

Last night's hostage protest reached a new level of anguish. Is anyone listening?
As Israel pulls its team out of Cairo talks and the war cabinet holds secret meetings, people's desperation is growing. And the Ko'ach Kaplan…
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Dr. Elana Sztokman
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January 2024

You are not going to believe this Alan Dershowitz-Hamas story. Seriously.
If the people claiming to represent the interests of Jewish women are actually sexual predators, we are all in big trouble....
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Dr. Elana Sztokman
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December 2023

"So what's your plan, huh?"
If what you're doing isn't working, maybe it's a good time to just stop -- even if your entire plan is just that, just stop.
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Dr. Elana Sztokman
I'm an active member of the invisible home front. And I'm about ready to revolt.
Spouses of reserve soldiers -- mostly women in their 20s and 30s -- have been left carrying the unseen burdens of this war. They, along with their own…
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Dr. Elana Sztokman
We may LOOK like we're moving on. But many of us are still frozen in place.
Our PM is trying to sell us on an endless war as the new normal. He's already campaigning. Will we have elections before this war ends?
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Dr. Elana Sztokman

November 2023

I'm thrilled but terrified, relieved but anxious, celebrating but in still in mourning....
How do you manage the intensity of mixed emotions that come with the release of just a few hostages at a tie? Maybe that's part of Hamas' psychological…
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Dr. Elana Sztokman
This war is taking a deep emotional toll. And it gets worse with every second the hostages are not returned.
When 240 people -- including babies and kids -- are sitting in the spider web of Hamas tunnels, the foundations of our basic trust in the world are just…
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Dr. Elana Sztokman
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