Benjamin Sipzner, at The Blogs

Sep 28, 2023, 9:44 PM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu uses a red marker on a map of 'The New Middle East' as he addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (Bryan R. Smith / AFP)

This past week Israel was centerstage in the world media and at the United Nations. Israel’s possible vision for the future was on display for hundreds of millions to see. Will Israel be a member of the mainstream cancel...

Jul 23, 2023, 5:32 PM

Problems with Visa Agreement

In a joint project which Israel’s Interior and Foreign Ministries have been supporting for many years, Israel and the United States have formerly announced an agreement to allow Israeli citizens to fly to the United States without going through...

Apr 27, 2023, 4:14 PM

The reason for Judicial Reform

Israel’s judicial reform must pass to secure Israel’s future as a democratic state. Over the past four months, the public’s trust in its elected officials and democratic elections was lessened due to the uncompromising campaign against judicial reform. Looking...

Oct 3, 2022, 7:29 AM

Returning to our values

Two weeks ago, I sat at the Shabbos table with family friends who had recently made Aliyah to Jerusalem. They described to me their excitement of the first time they voted in Israeli elections. As olim, we all remember...

Aug 3, 2021, 9:25 PM

Dear PM Bennett

Dear Prime Minister Bennett, During your term as Israel’s Education Minister, you spoke at the Bible Tournament in honor of Israel’s 71st Independence Day. You discussed Israel’s economic, technologic, and diplomatic success. Your 12-minute speech focused on different forms of...

Jul 19, 2021, 7:46 PM

Ted Cruz and Naftali Bennett

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets in Jerusalem with Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas (L) and Senator Bill Hagerty on June 1, 2021. (Haim Zach/GPO)

While having lunch with a friend from New York yesterday at a restaurant in Herzliya we discussed the events that led to the unseating of Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister for 12 years. I was having difficulty explaining to my...

About Me

Benjamin Sipzner is the Director for International Operations at Ad Kan and an Advisor to the Minister of Aliyah and Integration. He was the Anglo Outreach and Events Coordinator for the Religious Zionist Party in Israel’s last two elections. He is an Oleh from New York and completed his service as a lone soldier in the Nachal Brigade of the IDF. He can be found on Facebook and can be reached at sipznerbenjamin@gmail.com.

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