Category: First-Hand and Investigative
As I try to develop my skills as a journalist, I will look for opportunities to get out into the field and away from my computer to write about people and events first-hand. In other cases, my first-hand reporting will be Internet based investigations.
In 1962, Israel executed Adolf Eichmann. It never happened again. Sixty years later, after the atrocities of October 7, the question arises: should the Jewish state execute again? Many Israelis believe capital punishment must...
Protesters fill the streets of London, Berlin, and New York chanting “Free Palestine” with the fervor of a religious movement. They carry signs demanding statehood, justice, and liberation. They speak with absolute certainty about...
In September 2025, an emergency Arab-Islamic summit convened in Doha after an Israeli airstrike on Hamas figures in Qatar. While leaders issued strong condemnations of Israel’s actions and reaffirmed Palestinian statehood, the summit produced...
Yesterday, the Knesset took a historic step: a declaration to work toward applying sovereignty in Judea and Samaria and The Jordan Valley passed by 71 votes in favour and 13 votes opposed. This development...
A staged Gaza aid video recently posted by analyst Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib shows a young boy being handed food, only to have it taken away seconds later. The scene is filmed, the food snatched...
I posted a short Note on Substack: “How does Bibi expect to defeat Hamas if he is negotiating with Hamas?” As I was typing it, a missile alert sounded in southern Israel. Militants in...
For Nadia Matar, Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria is more than a political demand. It is a historic and moral necessity. In the months following October 7, the word sovereignty has gained momentum...
Antisemitism on Substack was the last thing on my mind when I shared a painful story about how dozens of Alawite women in Syria have gone missing this year: kidnapped, trafficked, many never heard...