Barbara Diamond, at The Blogs

Feb 6, 2025, 4:06 PM

The February 4th, 2025 U.S. Press Conference of President Donald Trump with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu has taken the world by storm. It reminds me of a song that we Jews have enjoyed singing on Passover /Pesach for generations....

Jan 31, 2025, 11:26 PM

007 – Middle-East style!

Most of us feel that we understand the spy-game intimately. We have been invited into its glamour, drama, twists and turns through the creative minds of Ken Follet, Tom Clancey, John le Carre and the Grand-daddy of them all…....

Jan 26, 2025, 6:11 PM

I must admit that I was wrong!

This is my moment. Immediately after the atrocities perpetrated by Hamas on Israeli innocents on October 7th, 2023 the world was stunned. We in Israel were in shock. Speaking for myself, I must share that I had never imagined such...

Jan 16, 2025, 1:39 PM

The evil that is Egypt

Egypt has been gearing up for war. Their purported enemies are the Houthis who have blocked the maritime lanes with their missiles and have brought Egypt’s economy to its knees. Their real enemy is Israel. It is now, and...

Dec 4, 2024, 4:33 PM

The Head of The Octopus

Whatever illusions the world-at-large once fostered about the future of the Middle East, are now null and void. Facing core issues is very difficult, especially when it forces upon those in power… to admit their own complicity in allowing...

Nov 22, 2024, 2:26 PM

We are winning…Get over it!

When Israel was attacked on October 7, 2023 by 3,000 Gazans who gleefully murdered our innocent men, women and children in heinous fashion… only part of the world was in shock. The balance, were in denial, and many still...

Oct 21, 2024, 6:42 AM

A Very Dangerous Game

The news of the past few days in Israel has been explosive. The almost accidental killing of Yahwa Sinwar has been greeted around the world with massive relief. The head of the Hamas serpent has been severed. The rest...

Aug 7, 2024, 9:26 PM

How would you like to be Israel’s Prime Minister today?

Israel’s Prime Minister, President, and essential leaders both political and military, are now conducting this war from a newly designed underground bunker somewhere in Jerusalem. This escalated and very serious war between Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Yemen, and Syria is imminent....

Aug 4, 2024, 1:50 PM

Be careful what you wish for!

Throughout history, we Jews have “stood out.” We were the first to walk away from the concept of multiple gods. It began when we believed in one God amidst heathens who prayed to clay idols…the sun …the moon and...

Jul 19, 2024, 4:25 PM

Musings from a one-issue female voter

When one is a dual citizen with the ability to vote in the land of his/her birth… much comes into the decision for whom to vote in the next election – for the most important position in the nation....

About Me

Born in the Washington DC area, Barbara has been a pro Israel activist for over four decades, having had a radio show in Jerusalem called "Barbara Diamond One on One" , doing in depth interviews which aired in Israel and in the UK. She participated in missions to the USSR to meet with Refuseniks, to Ethiopia with a medical team to help the Jewish villages and to China to open up relations prior to China recognizing the State of Israel, She has been pro-active lobbying congress and helping to start a Pro Israel PAC in Los Angeles. She stays involved through the Jerusalem Press Club attending up to the moment briefings which she would like to share with the readers. During the current war between Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houtis and Iran...she is publishing a weekly "Israel War Diary" in the Jewish Press and on 100 Pro-Israel Facebook groups. Ms. Diamond is the author of the new website - thedementiadiary.com and is the 2018 recipient of the "StandWithUs"-Israel leadership award.

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