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When so much seemed to go off the rails, Times of Israel bloggers offered sharp perspectives, wisdom and inspiration to guide us through the uncertainty

Following a week of chaos and destruction of Jewish-owned businesses, locals regroup and try to move forward

Sadness turns to resolve and optimism after Acre violence Sadness turns to resolve and optimism after Acre violence ‘I don’t have an ounce of anger in me about this, no frustration or bitterness,’ says owner of the destroyed Arabesque Arts and Residency Center. May 27, 2021, 7:00 am Evan Fallenberg (back row, second from left) and Micha Fallenberg (in front of his father) with staff of Arabesque after it was destroyed by a mob. Photo courtesy of Evan Fallenberg

What is new has been the rioting in mixed Jewish-Arab cities   The current fighting between Hamas and Israel is to a large extent a rerun: It is the fifth major confrontation between Israel and Hamas since Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005. We have seen this script before: Thousands of rockets — Hamas rockets, albeit with longer range, improved accuracy, and larger payloads — aimed at Israel’s cities; international condemnations of Israel’s response to the deliberate targeting of its civilian population as “disproportionate”; and UN calls for a cease-fire before...

'My Muslim workers feel the same way I do: They want to get back to work as fast as possible. It will be an answer to the villains who want to destroy coexistence.’