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November 9, 2016
7:23 pm

Trump is President of the US: So What?

Today I awoke to the shocker end of the craziest election season in recent US history. Trump had no chance of winning, we were told, and I was expecting......

 

May 9, 2016
6:53 am

Trump may be the candidate the GOP has been looking for

He swept the polls. It happened as the political pundits pounded on the table and shook their fists at the shortsighted crowds of GOP voters who were voting not because......

 

March 20, 2014
3:11 pm

Hot off the press: Israel looking to join infringers of human rights

Did you know that Israel was intent on joining the rest of the Middle East in curbing the rights of its citizens? I didn’t. If I had known, I’m fairly......

 

January 8, 2014
1:53 am

The Tragedy of That Wall

A film has been making the rounds of the interwebs and causing a lot of commotion. NO WAY THROUGH, a video short, portrays London as the territories......

 

January 1, 2014
2:58 pm

Here’s to the Complanglos

Complanglo: The word amalgamating the phrase Complaining Anglos. It refers to English-speaking Olim to Israel who can’t seem to stop finding faults in the Jewish State they’ve moved to. ...

 

August 2, 2013
11:20 am

Ten Steps Backward

The parliament system, a system based on superior party affiliation, is a system broken at its very core. Voices of the minorities are stifled, or just bulldozed over, by......

 

June 27, 2013
2:50 pm

Take 2: The Real Travesty in the Conviction of Philip Karsenty

I have never been so proud to say "I'm not a Frenchman." Today Philippe Karsenty was found guilty of defamation for accusing France 2 of staging the death of Mohammed......

 

June 25, 2013
12:52 am

When the Times of Israel Gave a Real Glimpse of the Hareidi World

I've often wondered about the clear dissonance between what I read in the news with regard to Hareidim and the world that I know. It's hard to compare the......

 

June 9, 2013
3:17 pm

Obama is Attempting to Keep the Old Middle East Alive

Arabs and Muslims of the Mid-East rejoice! Obama has your back: Kinda, sorta...ok, maybe not. Many a person has been left scratching their head wondering, "what on Earth is John......

 

May 13, 2013
5:45 pm

I’ve Had Enough of the Hareidi Scapegoat

I recently criticized what I saw as the media's one sided reporting on the Women of the Wall. It bothered me that I could only find arguments from the......

 

May 12, 2013
12:32 am

It Must Be Nice to Have The Media On Your Side

When I first attempted to start a blog here on the Times of Israel, I wrote to David Horovitz telling him that I wanted to provide a different viewpoint......

 

May 10, 2013
2:09 am

The China Conundrum

I had to admit some surprise when I read about China's four step peace plan. The plan, which they presented to Abbas and Netanyahu this past week, deals......

 

May 3, 2013
12:46 am

Send Jewish American High School Students to Learn in Israel: A Good Idea or No?

This post is really meant to hear other ideas than it is to state an opinion. Having a background in the Orthodox Jewish world, reading ancient Hebrew texts is an important......

 

May 1, 2013
12:10 am

Its Time to Call Out the IDF

At the top of my facebook feed is a sign going around that says "I am Israeli and cannot keep calm." Well, I may not be Israeli (yet) but I......

 

April 8, 2013
2:05 am

postHolocaust Generation

I just saw the film 'Amen' about SS Officer Kurt Gerstein's attempts to expose the Nazi atrocities to the world. Although the fictional film moved me, it was only......