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Nov 30, 2018, 2:05 PM
A Moment to Remember
On November 4, actress and human rights activist Angelina Jolie visited Seoul as a special envoy for the U.N.  She called for protection for Yemeni refugees as well as increased international efforts to bring an end to the long-running brutal...
Oct 29, 2018, 4:47 AM
My people
Those first few seconds after it was all over; what were they like? The eerie silence, that stench of death and ruin hovering puddles of blood, the blood of the innocent. Seconds before the wailing of the sirens in the distance,...
Sep 6, 2018, 10:57 PM
A note to an anti-Semite: You don’t stand a chance!
Yes, some of your best friends are Jewish, I know. But, trust me, even if you do have Jewish friends, none of them will tell you what I am about to. In a few days, the Jewish community in Israel...
Aug 28, 2018, 1:31 PM
The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions
A response to Sharon Brous op-ed in the L.A. Times (08/26/18), "My daughter loves the miracle of Israel. It was time for her to see the other side".  Shalhevet Pass would have been 17 today, only she never got the...
Aug 20, 2018, 9:17 PM
Jewish Education: The Fight for Our Future Is NOW!
"Know from where you came & where you are going"  (Pirkei Avot, Ethics of the Fathers, 3:1) The summer is nearing to a close, autumn winds slowly make their way back into our lives, and with them comes the rumble...
May 17, 2018, 9:32 PM
The World’s Betrayal of Israel
It seems that this week, even more than others, all eyes were on Jerusalem and Israel. The move of the US Embassy to Israel's cpital, attended by a high level delegation from the US led by the president's daughter...
Mar 25, 2018, 12:07 PM
Israel, on the Wings of Inspiration
  "I can still taste it", she said. "Taste what?" asked the tall elderly gentlemen, standing in front of her. "That chocolate I was given. For fear of flying, you know. I was a young girl then, one who'd never seen an...
Feb 5, 2018, 3:43 AM
Breathing life into “never again”
A few days ago, on January 27th, the world came together as #WeRemembered the #Holocaust and its millions of victims. #NeverAgain we all said and repeated. But how often do we really move from knee-jerk commemoration to actually #thinking...
Nov 3, 2017, 7:34 AM
A Song of Hope
The Idan Raichel Project, as well as Idan himself, are a household name and a brand, not only in Israel but also around the world. Many of Raichel's songs have become great hits and quite a few couples found themselves walking down the aisle...
Jul 11, 2017, 9:11 PM
Between Hebron and Palmyra: A Wake Up Call
On July 7, 2017, UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee declared the Old City of Hebron a Palestinian World Heritage Site, a controversial one-sided move which comes on the heels of UNESCO’s divisively anti-Israel history in the sphere of Israeli-Palestinian relations....
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Executive Director of StandWithUs Northeast U.S., a global Israel education organization, dedicated to sharing Israel's story in word and deed. Previously working at Israel's Foreign Ministry in London, Jerusalem, Nairobi, Los Angeles and New York and passionate about people, culture and politics.