Aslan Raymond

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Dec 19, 2021, 12:10 AM

The government needs to show it cares about Olim

With no end in sight for Corona, the government needs to show flexibility and sensitivity to first-degree relatives of Olim who live in the diaspora, not just to Miss Universe contestants or Birthright participants... Since Covid-19 hit Israel over two...

Jan 11, 2021, 4:15 PM

How to get off the elections merry-go-round

If voting made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it. - Mark Twain Here we go again - and as the polls have it Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud will once again end the elections as the largest party in the...

Dec 1, 2020, 3:26 PM

The staggering hypocrisy of Ehud Olmert

Olmert’s attacks on Bibi are one thing, but to hit out at Jonathan Pollard is another. Only recently, the Jewish people received the wonderful news that Jonathan Pollard, the Mossad agent imprisoned for life in the US was finally free...

Nov 19, 2020, 1:14 AM

Saeb Erekat – The Master of No!

Saeb Erekat died recently in an Israeli hospital and until his last breath was the recipient of the highest level of medical treatment available. It's ironic, considering that Erekat was a significant player in the decision by the Palestinian...

Jul 29, 2020, 6:38 PM

Needed more than ever: Solidarity, not anarchy

Just hours away from Tisha B’Av, when we mourn the destruction of the Second Temple and all the tragedies that befell the Jewish people in history and recent times, we seem more divided than ever. Daily protests outside the Prime...

Feb 28, 2020, 12:37 AM

To the anyone-but-Bibi voter

(L-R) Gabi Ashkenazi, Yair Lapid, Benny Gantz and Moshe Ya'alon of the Blue and White party during a tour in Sderot, August 6, 2019. (Elad Malka)

Blue and White politicians are so divergent in their ideologies that it's impossible to think of the party leading a stable coalition

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About Me

London born, always felt Israeli - now I officially am. Sephardi of Iraqi-Indian heritage and take pride in my roots. Believes in fighting the good fight, even if it involves swimming against the current when it comes to religion, food and politics.