Benjamin Davidoff

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Oct 19, 2019, 8:32 PM

‘Our Boys’: The Fight for Narrative in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

I have not written in these blogs for several years, feeling discouraged since the election of President Trump over the chances for the two-state process as he takes negotiation chips off the board. The further entrenchment of Bibi and...

Jul 2, 2015, 8:34 PM

The Israeli Paradox

I have now been living in Tel Aviv for over two weeks, renting an apartment and taking classes at the university nearby. In those two weeks I have made two important realizations about the dual nature, and the paradox,...

Mar 20, 2015, 9:23 AM

When a Tree Falls in a Forest, Does Anyone Really Care?

What is the saddest part of the unceasingly heartbreaking Israeli-Palestinian conflict? It is not Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent statements opposing peace or his racial incitement during polls on Tuesday. It is not Israelis chanting “death to Arabs” this summer or cheering...

Feb 14, 2015, 5:43 AM

The Need for a Moral High Ground

At UC Davis, the student body voted to divest from Israel, and that night swastikas showed up on Jewish fraternity’s house. Across America, protestors against the tragedy in Ferguson, Missouri sought to connect that injustice to Israeli military action...

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About Me

Benjamin Davidoff is a graduate of Columbia University. He currently resides in New York.