Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel » Harold Goldmeier http://blogs.timesofisrael.com The Marketplace of Ideas Sun, 19 May 2013 16:27:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 At the grave of a lone – but not lonely – soldier http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/at-the-grave-of-a-lone-but-not-lonely-soldier/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/at-the-grave-of-a-lone-but-not-lonely-soldier/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:45:49 +0000 Harold Goldmeier http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=91410 Our aliyah is all highlights until today. My previous articles and posts describe the lighter side of daily life through the eyes of olim chadashim, new immigrants. Recently, those eyes shed tears, as my wife and I hugged our friends at the first annual IDF memorial service for their youngest son, David. They are our [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/at-the-grave-of-a-lone-but-not-lonely-soldier/feed/ 7 We apologize for hurting your feelings – NOT!! http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/we-apologize-for-hurting-your-feelings-not/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/we-apologize-for-hurting-your-feelings-not/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:17:55 +0000 Harold Goldmeier http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=86974 An old expression goes something like, “Don’t pish on me, and tell me it’s raining.”  That is exactly what some Jewish critics of Israeli policy toward the Palestinians and Arabs do when they cry about being called anti-Semitic for their activities and policy positions. Professor Eva Illouz of the Hebrew University is the latest to [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/we-apologize-for-hurting-your-feelings-not/feed/ 12 A lesson in giving for the ‘start-up nation’ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-lesson-in-giving-for-the-start-up-nation/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-lesson-in-giving-for-the-start-up-nation/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:44:54 +0000 Harold Goldmeier http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=71680 Israel’s hi-tech industry, including established and start-up companies, is woefully neglectful of its responsibility to give back a fair share of profits in charitable donations to the country. One company recently sold for $450 million, but its largest contribution for $450,000 comes from stock shares donated before the company went public. Many of these companies [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/who-finances-the-left/feed/ 5 The other Olympics you should know about http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-other-olympics-you-should-know-about/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-other-olympics-you-should-know-about/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:48:43 +0000 Harold Goldmeier http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=65404 The U.K. spent over $14 billion hosting this year’s Olympics producing the most entertaining, majestic extravaganzas for the opening and closing sessions.  Nation’s fielded exciting athletes with winning personalities that made the games fun to watch. The enthusiasm of the British teams performing beyond even their own expectations was infectious.  These weren’t the only Olympics [...]

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