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Amir Hetsroni

Mar 23, 2026, 6:36 AM

When the Medicine is Killing the Patient: The Case Against War with Iran

In medical ethics, there is a point where a treatment becomes more lethal than the ailment it seeks to cure. As the rhetoric of a direct military confrontation with Iran moves from theory into bloody practice, we ought to...

Mar 4, 2026, 7:32 AM

Death of Democracy: Silence and Handcuffs in Habima Square

Tel Aviv is usually a city of noise, but yesterday – for two minutes - silence was louder. At Habima Square, a group of twenty young people stood with cardboard signs and a desperate plea for peace. The war...

Dec 23, 2025, 5:57 PM

I Won a Defamation Lawsuit

I often write in first person but rarely about myself. This article is an exception of the rule. It is about a legal battle that pitted the sanctity of free speech against the emotional weight of Israeli bereavement. I...

Nov 17, 2025, 4:57 PM

McCarthyism in the name of Zionism?

Pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel student protesters hold a banner with the slogan 'From the river 2 the sea Palestine will be free' written on it outside King's College London during an inter-university march for Gaza in London on October 7, 2025, the second anniversary of the deadly Hamas-led attack on Israel which sparked a retaliatory offensive in Gaza. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

What does orthopedic medicine have to do with opinion about Israel? The logical answer is obviously nothing, but Dr. Rahmeh Aladwan, a 31-year-old Londoner trainee in orthopedic medicine of Palestinian origin, recently learned the hard way that in fact there...

Sep 16, 2025, 9:04 AM

Dead Soldiers – Are They a Money Making Machine?

One of the most prominent myths of Israeli Hasbara (or propaganda – depends on one's view) is the notion according to which Palestinians "pay money to the parents of terrorists." Like most myths, this one also has a truthful...

Sep 5, 2025, 6:56 PM

The Simplest Way to Stop an Unnecessary Never-Ending War

Imagine a slaughterhouse that operates full-time. Animals are killed 24/7. Living creatures are turned into canned meat. Blood is spilled like ketchup in McDonalds. What is the best way to close the business? Obviously, to stop delivering animals to...

Jul 9, 2025, 12:26 PM

Israel gets F in democratic tolerance: The case of Israel Frey

Far-left Haredi journalist Israel Frey attends a protest calling for the release of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip, outside the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, April 8, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

“The world is a better place this morning, without five young men who partook in one of the most brutal crimes against humanity.” This is a translation of the tweet of Israel Frey, an ultra-Orthodox journalist who has lately...

Apr 24, 2025, 6:42 AM

History Teaches Nothing Sometimes: Anti-Israelism is not Anti-Semitism

Nearly anyone remembers from high school physics lessons that water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. Far fewer recall the caveat: At normal atmospheric conditions. In contrast, at the summit of Mt. Everest water boils at a much lower temperature...

Oct 25, 2024, 6:55 AM

Endless War with Zero Hopes

In "Alone in Berlin" Hans Fallada told the true story of a German couple during the Nazi period who expressed their protest by placing postcards bearing anti-war slogans in staircases of houses in Berlin until the Gestapo came upon...

Oct 7, 2024, 12:20 AM

Member of the Gang or Member of a Cult? Reserve Duty in Israel

At Rosh Hashana dinner I met an old friend who is heading to his third reserve service cycle right after the holiday break. In less than one year, he has been serving for three months; quite a lot when...

About Me

Amir Hetsroni was a faculty member at Ariel University in the West Bank. He is emigrating from Israel in order to miss the next war, earn higher wages, enjoy cooler summers, and obtain a living package that is cost-effective. He has three passports and does not feel particularly worried about anti-Semitism.