The Media Reacts One Way to Israel and Another to Hamas
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...
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.
“No More Oslo”: Nadia Matar on Sovereignty, Demographics, and the Jewish State
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 is Gaining Ground
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...
Alawites show loyalty to new regime. And then this happened.
Pardon my saying so, but I must say this: “How could those Alawites be so dumb naive?” And the second thing I want to say is: “How can people be so evil?” And the...
US Lawmakers Post-Oct 7th: AJP Examines their Stance on Palestinianism
Oy! The disappointment! Let’s see what happened to pro-Palestinians in government since Oct 7th. A group calling itself AJP Action (Americans for Justice in Palestine) lobbies the USA government on behalf of Palestinian interests....
Oslo Failed, Part 4: The two-state solution not yet tried
The Oslo Accords have been an astounding failure. The two-state-solution, whereby a Palestinian state will supposedly live in peace alongside the Jewish State of Israel, is no longer believed feasible by many. Especially after...
Oslo Failed, Part 3: A new future for Judea & Samaria?
Egypt tries to develop a state culture at the expense of Israel based on hatred for the external enemy. Syria does the same. Tribes, however, don’t need an external enemy to galvanize their people...
Two Hostage Family Forums, One Hostage, Trump, Qatar
My head is spinning. Maybe some of you can help make sense of what is now happening. And I don’t mean those commenters who call Israelis Nazis, thank you very much. In recent days,...
