The author reflects on their disappointment and fear after losing Israeli elections and discusses various ways they have tried to manage it, including visiting historic sites and reading about Benjamin Netanyahu's accomplishments.

In a walk through a park with A.B. Yehoshua, the author discusses his critique of American Jewry and his vision of Zionism.

Allan Arkush responded to Gil Troy's defense of his book, "The Zionist Ideas," in relation to Arkush's critique regarding Theodor Herzl's transformation into a Zionist and the expansion of the conversation from Melvin Hertzberg's work to Troy's.

Gil Troy responds to Allan Arkush's review of his book "The Zionist Ideas," emphasizing the mischaracterization of his interpretation of Theodor Herzl's Zionist evolution.