Benjamin Anthony

Co-Founder & CEO, The MirYam Institute

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Apr 8, 2020, 7:12 AM

A Kiddush Inside Lebanon, This Passover

Dear Friends, This Pesach, we convey our wishes to one another for that simplest and most vital of all things to be visited upon us - good health. Let us be sure to cleave - as tightly as always -...

Jan 6, 2020, 10:58 AM

In Monsey: To be seen we must first see each other

This past Shabbat, we read the story of Vayigash - And He Drew Near, the penultimate portion of the book of Genesis. It recounts the tale of the brothers reconciliation with Joseph, the sibling they sold into slavery, who rose to...

Apr 3, 2019, 6:17 PM

The EU and UK hypocrisy on Israel’s Golan stance

An anti-Brexit effigy is driven around Parliament square after the results of the vote on British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal were announced in London, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

They can't work out Brexit, a deal between peaceful allies, yet they judge us on matters impacting our national survival? Hilarious

Nov 1, 2018, 9:44 AM

Pittsburgh: The outrage that didn’t shock me

Throughout the ages, diaspora Jews have sought to alert the leadership of their host nations to the encroaching forces that seek to darken the prospects of the Jewish community. They have done so with a will born of bitter...

Aug 10, 2018, 6:46 AM

How Many Dead Jews Do You Want?

Over the course of recent hours, close to 200 rockets have been fired toward the State of Israel from the Gaza Strip. As a consequence, the IDF should, must and will act to defend the Israeli people. Rockets constitute merely...

Apr 26, 2018, 12:38 PM

This Israeli trusts Mike Pompeo over the Jewish voices who oppose him

Because I have had the honor of serving as a citizen-soldier of the State of Israel, because I have been privileged to found an organization that has brought Israel’s professional and strategic perspective to hundreds of campuses throughout the English speaking...

Oct 1, 2017, 3:09 PM

On Israel, I prefer Trump

I write today because with the UN General Assembly behind us, and having listened with particular interest to the speech of President Trump, I must declare something that I have long suspected, but now know to be the case. Thus...

Feb 16, 2017, 10:10 AM

The New State Solution is the most viable of all

The meeting between Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump offered the opportunity to reset relationships and to review long-standing policies, agreements and expectations as they pertain to the U.S.-Israel alliance The opportunity was not squandered. In terms of a reset, a...

Dec 31, 2016, 7:44 PM

Six questions about peacemaking for 2017 and beyond

Dear Friends, On December 23rd, 2016, we watched as nations convened to promote, and to permit, the passage of UNSC Resolution, 2334. That the resolution was ratified by a group within whose ranks sit several perpetrators of occupation, of wars of...

Nov 11, 2016, 8:22 AM

Announcing the New State Solution

When President Obama leaves office, yet another US administration will depart without resolution of the Israeli – Palestinian conflict. As with all incoming administrations, a Trump presidency ushers in the opportunity to review, retain, or revise the terms of long-standing...

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Benjamin Anthony is the CEO of The MirYam Institute and the host of "The Benjamin Anthony Show" podcast. He is a veteran of service in the Israel Defense Forces. His policy outlook continues to be shaped by those experiences. Follow the work of The MirYam Institute at www.MirYamInstitute.Org . Read Benjamin's Bio here: https://www.miryaminstitute.org/benjamin The MirYam Institute is the leading global forum for Israel focused dialogue, discussion and debate, and curates gold-standard tours to the state of Israel for top-tier, American graduate students.

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