Category: Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
Here I respond to Israeli current events – to what is happening within the country and what is happening internationally regarding Israel. My views are still evolving and my writing will reflect my continuing growth and exploration of the issues. I examine academic writings in the fields of history, sociology and political science, as well as opinion pieces and analyses that appear in the media.
I do not promise to be consistent because my political views are still changing as I learn more. I do promise to be provocative and perhaps a bit irritating to some. Feel free to express your thoughts and your agreements and disagreements with me: I value debate, respectful debate, and anticipate engaging with my readers.
President Isaac Herzog landed in Belgium mid-morning January 25th on an official visit to the European Union (EU) where he will speak on behalf of the State of Israel before the European Parliament on...
It is commonly recognized among those who are fighting the anti-Israel propaganda machines that if Jews cannot be accused of being perpetrators of a specific instance of harm, then perpetration of that specific instance...
After all, Bibi’s success is OUR success. In a Facebook post, I accused Netanyahu of hypocrisy because of one part of what he said in his excellent Rabin Memorial Day speech at the Knesset,...
Ariel Danino lives in the outpost of Kumi Ori next to Yizhar. You may not agree with those setting up outposts across Judea-Samaria, but you should not confine your reading to what is written...
I wonder if reading this will cause your heart to break as it broke mine to write it. I wonder if you will feel the rage build up inside you as I did. Tonight...
Aside from two things, I totally enjoyed Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s UN speech. Those two things, however, made me grimmace with the sheer stupidity of them. In spite of the parts of his speech...
Below is my translation of a Facebook Post former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett put up on September 14 and it is offered here with permission. The original post is beneath the English. Let me...
At the end of his first year as Israel’s prime minister, Naftali Bennett was faced with the second critical decision point of his political life – the first, of course, being whether or not...