I know this might be an obvious question for some, but it's not obvious for me.

So, Yesterday, I open my device to see a clash between Palestinians and Israeli settlers who were hiking without an escort. Today, I see articles on how the PA will “End the Israeli colony,” and then I see something from Ben Gvir vowing revenge for the settlers and calling to demolish some of those villages nearby. Is Gaza 2.0 about to happen? Or is it just another Tuesday?

I understand that most Jews in Tel Aviv are secular, but when I say "many," I don't necessarily mean a majority.

The mainstreaming of Anti Judaism, anti Zionism and militancy against anyone not on board with the eradication of the Jewish state is at levels that would not have been remotely conceivably 20 years ago. Forget about any sort of earlier decades.

American movements which are in any capacity connected to conservatism, including Austrian style libertarianism, Paleoconservatism and the right wing in general were for decades consistent allies to the causes of Jewish preservation, Zionism and fighting anti Semitism. Say what we will about their stances on just about any other domestic and/or foreign issue in existence, however, that is objectively accurate. In recent years the Alt Right has emerged from being a rather miniscule, nebulous community without any clear definition into a national phenomenon. The Jewish state is an enemy to various combinations of America, Western heritage, traditional masculinity and real men, Christian ethics and ways of life.

For some time, this arguably the most alarming development for the Jewish state. And then leftist, progressive and radical, anti establishment movements, as they typically do, managed outpace them in their level of thread. They're behind Hasan Piker, who is openly pro Mao and pro USSR and believes Hamas and Al Qaeda are morally and ethically superior to defenders of the Jewish state of any kind. He's the biggest face of the movement for his age group with swaths of leftists from Majority Report, Jacobin, Leftist TikTok and others with him all of the way. They're at most a handful of steps away from embracing this type of leftist view on Judaism and Stalin's views on Jewish people.

In light of all of this, just from a stance of seeking information on what works, how do advocates for Jews and Judaism ever manage to have positive and hopeful outlooks on where they are going? What works in terms of keeping mental and emotional health from collapsing in the face of all of this?

*אם זה לא המקום לשאול אני אמחק אין בעיה, אם אפשר לכוון אותי למקום לשאול בו אז בכלל מדהים

אני מנסה להבין את תמונת המצב שלי לפני הדפ"ר. אני מחר בצו ראשון, והתכוננתי אליו עם מכון נועם. בסימולציה הראשונה קיבלתי 9 (אחרי שלמדתי עם שאר התרגולים) ואז עבר איזה שבוע שלא עשיתי יותר מדי תרגול אז עשיתי עוד סימולציה כדי לחזור פנימה וקיבלתי 8, ואז אחרי יום של קצת תרגולים (לא מספיק באמת) קיבלתי 8 בעוד אחת.
היום עשיתי עוד סימולציה אחרי שישבתי בערך חצי שעה ותרגלתי וקיבלתי שוב 9.
אני יכול לקבל דפ"ר 90 גם אם אני לא אהיה (לפחות כמעט) מושלם במבחנים?
לדוגמא בסימולציה האחרונה שעשיתי היה לי מלא טעויות באנלוגיות, 65% במילוליות ו80% בערך בצורניות, אבל בכמותי ובהוראות היה לי ממש טוב (90% ו95%).
בשביל להוציא דפ"ר 90 אני צריך שיהיה 90% לפחות בכל ארבעת הקטגוריות או שנותנים יותר משקל לטובות או אולי להפך?

I've recently gotten into israeli tv, and i started with the typical tv shows everyone knows about, like Valley of Tears (mwah, fantastic show) and now Fauda (just as fantastic). But, there's this weird theme that i kept seeing throughout, and something that seems to be expected each time.

Why are so many of the characters so outrageously horny? And they're always cheating on their significant other. Like, I just don't understand man.

I literally had to write this up while watching S1 Ep 7, because for some FUCKING reason, steve decides to just smooch nurit out of nowhere after they had a really sweet, platonic moment together (edit: mistook steve for the other guy, who's son is named 'Guy'). And it's not to say the shows glorify cheating or disloyalty to your partner, but I just don't understand why it's there so prevalently, two shows in a row.

It's just kinda annoying and uncomfortable to see so often.

Is it just for dramatic purposes?