Alan Stein, at The Blogs

Oct 7, 2024, 3:59 AM

The Mendacity of Mahmoud Abbas in His UN Speech

An abridged version of was published in the Waterbury Republican-American with the title "Palestinian leader lies to United Nations." I long ago learned that when a person or an organization points to Israel and proclaims "j'accuse," the accusation is almost...

Dec 13, 2023, 8:43 PM

Israel should embrace UNGA ceasefire resolution…in a bear hug

The ceasefire resolution overwhelmingly passed by the United Nations Security Council on December 12, entitled "Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations," was drawn up with the intention of pressuring Israel into a ceasefire allowing Hamas to...

Dec 10, 2023, 6:56 PM

By UN’s standards, civilian casualties in Gaza very low

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gutteres, who can't bring himself to unequivocally condemn Hamas' terrorism, incessantly criticizes Israel for the way it's defending itself. Ironically, information provided by the UN itself as well as Hamas proves his criticism is...

Nov 28, 2023, 7:16 AM

When the pause officially ends Wednesday night

With indications that the temporary ceasefire will extend until Wednesday, unless it's extended for a few more days with the release of more hostages in exchange for more terrorists, the pressure is growing for a permanent ceasefire. If it's...

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Alan Stein is a retired mathematician (Ph.D. Courant Institute) and college professor (University of Connecticut) who was long active in Jewish communal affairs in the United States before deciding after retirment to spend winters in Israel, making aliyah with his wife in 2014 and splitting his time between Netanya and Natick, Massachusetts. He was CAMERA's Letter Writer of the Year in 2015 and enjoys playing tennis, bike riding, swimming, playing with computers and shopping at the shuk in Netanya.

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