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May 27, 2025, 8:51 PM

Congratulations, You’ve Globalized the Intifada!

Noon marks the indisputably most sacred time of day at the Embassy of Israel — lunch. Each day between 11:59 and 12:01, the large white table which serves as the nucleus of the Public Diplomacy Department is transformed from...

Feb 25, 2024, 12:20 PM

Americentrism Unmasked

This past Saturday, pro-Palestine college students in the suburbs of Philadelphia, my hometown, took to the streets to protest the war. As a fierce proponent of free speech and an individual who similarly hopes for a swift and peaceful...

Dec 7, 2023, 12:37 PM

Klu Kontext Klan

In deciding whether to wear a certain pair of shoes, I must rely on context. If an outing will entail a great deal of walking and physical exertion, my most practical choice would be a pair of sneakers. If...

Nov 27, 2023, 11:15 AM

O, Fickle Proportionality

Considering Gen Z’s post-pandemic intellectual impediment, a consequence of months of mind-numbing online learning, I’ve been thrilled to observe my peers’ newfound regard for mathematics. A bevy of budding data statisticians, these comment section crusaders casually erase millennia of...

Oct 8, 2023, 10:52 PM

An Eye for an Eye Until We’re All Dead

As a free-thinking member of a generation where political discourse is unprecedentedly polarized, where ideologies are derived from media marketability and groupthink, I’m terrified. There is something fundamentally disturbing about a world in which the belief that one shouldn’t...

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About Me

Arielle Biran is a proud Philadelphian and Israeli-American college student. She seeks to create awareness about the true nature of the Israel-Palestine conflict and spread Jewish joy.