Boaz Raskin

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May 3, 2014, 9:26 PM

Abbas rejected the Kerry Initiative

It has become fashionable of late to blame Israel for the failure of the Kerry initiative. The latest sign of this is the interview of an unnamed American source with Israeli journalist Nahum Barnea in which the official made excuse...

Feb 1, 2014, 9:21 PM

Threats of boycott as a marketing gimmick

It has become quite apparent that there is a coordinated campaign being waged right now in the media against Israel. No, it is not a campaign to boycott Israel. That has proven to be a complete failure and that...

Jul 16, 2013, 10:11 PM

The way to undermine the EU’s strategy

The EU is trying to draw lines on yet another map of the Middle East. The many previous and rather unsuccessful attempts of Europeans to draw borders in remote parts of the world have apparently not discouraged them from...

Jul 8, 2013, 8:56 PM

Prepare for the return of Al-Qaeda

Many of the supporters of the deposed Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt are likely to turn to the extreme ideology of Al-Qaeda as inspiration for their continued struggle for an Islamic State. As far as the leaders and supporters of...

Jun 8, 2013, 3:16 PM

Putin’s Obama gamble

The Russians and the Iranians are gambling that Obama is a weak leader that lacks the ability to make complicated decisions. Events are proving them correct. Those countries that rely on the United States for providing leadership or maintaining...

Mar 2, 2013, 3:58 PM

Things I (an Oleh Hadash) learned from looking for a high-tech job in Israel

It has been almost two months since I moved to Israel. I am now gainfully employed at an awesome Israeli technology company. My personal impression is that there is a lot of demand in Israel for technology workers. For...

Jan 7, 2013, 8:56 AM

The comforter – written on my newly dumb smartphone.

This blanket feels like a crushing cloud is sitting upon me, smothering me from the top but leaving me exposed on the sides to the cold stormy weather every time I change sleeping positions. It was bought from a...

Dec 15, 2012, 5:57 AM

The looming expiration date on the Palestinian ‘right of return’

The number of Arab refugees from the 1948 war is roughly 30,000 and shrinking rapidly. Whatever disputed 'right' they might have had to go back to the villages destroyed during the Israeli War of Independence is dying with them....

Dec 4, 2012, 3:59 AM

The future of Jerusalem will not be determined in New York, Paris or Ramallah.

Let’s put the recent brouhaha over Israeli settlement plans in its proper context. The Palestinians, supported by their automatic majority at the UN and several aging but still obnoxiously loud former empires have decided to bypass negotiations with Israel...

Dec 3, 2012, 7:44 AM

Where were these great friends before the November 29 vote?

The British, French, Germans and many other European countries have feigned offense following the announcement of Israeli measures in response to the UN passage of a resolution that recognizes Palestine as a state. The usual line is that the...

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About Me

Boaz is a techie and a news junkie. Born in the Soviet Union, raised in New York and as of 15 months ago an oleh hadash in Israel. He has a hard time writing in the third person, but is persevering. Boaz has a technical background working in startups and an MA in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Currently working in a startup in Israel.