Brenda Yablon

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Nov 17, 2024, 6:39 AM

Reflections from a Bomb Shelter in Tel Aviv

As Israel’s war with Iran and its proxies drags on into its fourteenth month, I consider myself fortunate to be here in Israel. I am not a refugee from the Ukraine or Europe. I am a Canadian with dual...

Mar 6, 2024, 6:38 PM

How distortions morph into the truth step by step

When Nicolas Kristof wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times on March 2 entitled “Israel, Gaza and Double Standards, Including Our Own,” I was cautiously optimistic that there might be an attempt to acknowledge the lack of...

Feb 26, 2024, 5:30 PM

Is the New York Times on the Payroll of Hamas?

Anyone who is a regular reader of the New York Times would be hard-pressed to find Israel portrayed sympathetically, especially since Oct. 7, the day Hamas, without provocation, invaded Israel, killed 1200 Israelis, injured many more, took over 240 hostages back...

Feb 5, 2024, 11:25 PM

Finding Peace in a Country at War

To most people my decision to leave Canada for Israel this past November seemed like a death wish. For me it was the most life affirming, empowering gesture I could make. I was born in Canada to parents who arrived...

Jan 15, 2024, 12:20 AM

Today marks the 100th day of the start of the war with Gaza, with moving tributes and demonstrations around the Jewish world, particularly in Israel, of course, where 136 Israeli hostages are still being held by Hamas in their...

Oct 18, 2023, 9:39 AM

Hamas Loves Dead Palestinians

Very recently Ali Barakat, identified as a Hamas senior official, gave an interview in Arabic aired on Russia TV Today. The English subtitled translation is provided by MEMRI and can be found online. (MEMRI@ MEMRIReports) Here are the points he...

Jan 8, 2023, 12:33 AM

The Menagerie of Israeli Spies

A couple of days ago the official Palestinian Authority daily news outlet, Al-Hayat Al Jadida reported to its readers that Israelis have now recruited cows to act as spies. According to an elder in the village of Khirbet Yanum,...

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About Me

I was born in Montreal and educated at McGill University (BA 1966) and the Université de Montréal (MA 1969) I was a journalist in radio, television, newspapers and magazines, as well as a screenwriter. I made Aliyah 8 years ago and divide my time between Tel Aviv and Vancouver.