The Present: Oscar-Worthy Victimhood
It is said that history is written by the victors. That is apparently not always true. When ‘narrative’ stands in for history, history can be revised and written by the vanquished. And, accordingly, we...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published April 17, 2021 · Last modified October 16, 2021
It is said that history is written by the victors. That is apparently not always true. When ‘narrative’ stands in for history, history can be revised and written by the vanquished. And, accordingly, we...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published April 16, 2021 · Last modified October 16, 2021
Those who protest against the Israeli so-called ‘occupation’ always bring up the subject of prevention of freedom of movement in the Palestinian Authority (PA). For example, Machsom Watch, an organization that reports on the...
Peddling in anti-Israel propaganda by publishing lies and distortions of the truth is one form of antisemitism that seems to be justified by much of the world as their declared right to criticize Israel....
Does participaton in the Knesset lead to moderation of extremist views? That is the view of many academics who examine the relations between Islamist parties and the governments of the lands in which they...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published April 5, 2021 · Last modified April 7, 2021
Supposedly embracing the controversy around the joint Israeli-Palestinian memorial day ceremony, the American Friends of the Parents Circle hosted a zoom discussion on March 30 with Osama Elawat of the “Combatants for Peace” organization...
Because of Corona lockdowns, now everyone around the world knows what it is like to be under Israeli “occupation”, say the authors of a recent article published in The International Journal of Human Rights...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published March 4, 2021 · Last modified March 5, 2021
An interesting and mysterious blogger who, for some reason beknownst only to him, has named his blog “Abu Ali Express” was recently brought to my attention. He (or maybe he is a she, but...
Someone needs to do something about this! It is bad enough having missionaries roaming around Israel, knocking on doors, seeking to convert Jews to Christianity. I was shocked to see two organizations advertise openly...
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