The "Pile of Stones" Edition

Noah, Don, and Times of Israel Ops & Blogs Editor Miriam Herschlag discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

We Got the Power Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas demanded that Israel reduce the electricity it transfers to Gaza by almost half, leaving hospitals there unsure if can keep their ventilators going. Israel acquiesced. The move may weaken Hamas, but can such a thing possibly be justified?

Covering the Dead Do we pay too much attention to the tragic victims of terrorist attacks, at the expense of other things to which we ought to also be giving our consideration?

Pile of Stones The dispute continues over egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall, following the government's decision not to implement its earlier decision to build a section at the Wall for liberal Jews to pray and slip their own notes to God between the stones. Should progressive Jews care about the wall, anyway?

All songs by Lior Perla, in honor of his new single, Al Telkhi Al Telkhi Shoom Davar Ve'im Gam Amarti (with Ido Mosseri) Ha-Lev ha-Zeh