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Apr 3, 2020, 9:16 AM

Our diplomats are heroes too

As I write this, El Al Airlines is on its way from Melbourne to Tel Aviv, returning over 200 Israelis home in a flight scheduled to last 17 hours and 40 minutes, making it the longest direct flight in...

Aug 18, 2019, 3:08 AM

New generation of Australian pro-Israel advocates

The Zionist Council of New South Wales (ZCNSW) in Australia, recently led an outstanding group of Young Leaders on a visit to Israel, as part of their unique ‘Yesh Israel’ program. The successful program, currently in its 4th year, is the...

Oct 9, 2018, 12:20 PM

Europe Must Stop Underwriting Murder of Israelis

The State of Israel, which since its very inception in 1948, has not seen a day of peace, had a little secret – it was called the ‘Barkan Industrial Zone’, located in the centre of the country near the...

Sep 1, 2014, 8:06 PM

75 Years Since WWII: Reflections for European Jewry

Almost unnoticed, today marks the 75th Anniversary of the commencement of World War II, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939, formally unleashing the darkest chapter in European history. However, insofar as the European Jewish community in concerned, we...

May 9, 2014, 9:37 AM

Europe & Israel: Celebrating Achievements, Reflecting on Challenges

As Europeans come together to celebrate the 64th anniversary of Europe Day today, it is an opportune time to pause and reflect on the state of Israel-EU relations, on our extraordinary achievements and on the challenges that lie ahead. Europe...

Jan 31, 2014, 2:49 PM

Reflections on Auschwitz: From despair to hope

Nothing. Nothing prepares you emotionally, or physically, for your first trip to the death fields of Auschwitz-Birkenau. I have been working now with the Jewish community for a number of years. I deal on an almost daily basis with issues...

Sep 27, 2013, 12:02 AM

Knesset to hold historic gathering at Auschwitz-Birkenau on combating anti-Semitism

IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz visiting the Auschwitz death camp in Poland, as he takes part in the 'March of the Living' on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 7, 2013. (photo credit: Moshe Milner/GPO/Flash90)

At least 60 MKs from all the major parties to convene in largest Knesset gathering overseas, led by Speaker Yuli Edelstein

Sep 3, 2013, 12:43 PM

Bringing a taste of Israel to Hungary

Hungary might be renowned for its goulash, but for one day of the year last week it was all about hummus, as Israel’s Embassy in Hungary transformed Budapest’s famous Central Market Hall into an Israeli Shuk, to give the...

Aug 1, 2013, 6:51 PM

Reflections on Aliyah: My 1yr ‘Aliyahversary’

One year ago today, I packed my entire life into two suitcases and a carry-on bag and boarded a Nefesh B’Nefesh / Jewish Agency El-Al flight from JFK Airport. Destination: Home. I was making Aliyah! Today, as I reflect on...

Jun 27, 2013, 5:18 PM

Reinforcing relations between Israel & European Jewry

Last week, The Israeli-Jewish Congress (IJC) hosted a special gathering of European Jewish leaders in the Knesset, under the auspices of Speaker of the Knesset, Mr. Yuli Edelstein. The purpose was to lay the groundwork for a Joint Road Map...

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About Me

Arsen Ostrovsky is a leading international human rights lawyer and Middle East Foreign Policy analyst, based in Tel Aviv. In 2018, he was awarded the Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize in ‘Israel Advocacy’, while the Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA) named him one of their ‘25 Most Influential People on Jewish Twitter’, where you can follow him at: Ostrov_A.