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Jul 5, 2016, 7:18 AM

Going to Qatar Out of Spite

I dislike Qatar. I dislike how they fund Hamas to shoot rockets at Israel with the hopes of killing innocent civilians. I dislike how they treat millions of migrants as slaves, and allowed thousands of workers to die under...

Jan 29, 2015, 12:08 PM

Herzog-Livni Cannot Win The Election

The hot new political union in Israel, aptly titled “The Zionist Union”, has become a dream come true for liberal-wing of the Israeli media. Finally, they have someone who can beat Netanyahu and save Israel from itself. The Herzog-Livni...

Jul 12, 2014, 12:20 AM

Israel Must Retake The Philadelphi Corridor

Israel is currently fighting a war it cannot win. Cast Lead, Pillar of Defence, Protective Edge – even the 2nd Lebanon War; its all the same. When a terrorist organization consistently fires 1000’s of rockets on a civilian population,...

May 1, 2014, 11:34 PM

Apartheid Libel is Racist, Undemocratic and Anti-Peace

The propagators of the apartheid libel are racist, undemocratic and anti-peace. The term apartheid is supposed to be used as a shield and not a sword. However, the term apartheid is now being used exclusively as a sword and exclusively...

Apr 3, 2014, 3:55 AM

Bibi and The 180 IQ

There is an urban legend going around on the internet that Benjamin Netanyahu has an IQ of 180; roughly 0.0000001% percent of the population or every 1 in 3.5 million people. This would give him a higher IQ than...

Mar 16, 2014, 10:18 PM

The dangers of nuclear proliferation

In 1983, Soviet satellites had detected a barrage of American missiles coming their way. The man in charge at the time was named Stanislav Petrov. Petrov had orders; if the radars detect an American attack, call for immediate nuclear...

Jan 31, 2014, 5:06 AM

Stop the settlements achshav!

As per the reasons outlined in the Levy Report, Israeli settlements are legal under international law. As the sum of the settlements equals less than 3% of the land in the West Bank and are temporary, they are not an...

Nov 29, 2013, 9:04 PM

The issues with Iran and Geneva

The Iranian nuclear program is a means to an end and not an end to a means. Iran does not want nuclear weapons because they care for nuclear weapons. There is nothing specific or inherent about nuclear weapons that...

Nov 25, 2013, 6:01 PM

Netanyahu on Jabotinsky

If anyone wants to understand the thinking behind Netanyahu and Israel at this crucial moment in time, I encourage you to read Netanyahu's thoughts on Jabotinsky and Jews in the 1930's. Specifically, Jabotinsky's plan to evacuate the millions of...

Nov 24, 2013, 9:54 PM

Tom Friedman and Anti-Semitism

In common law systems such as Canada, there is something called an absolute liability offense. This refers to a crime that all one has to do to commit the offense is to do the act. This means that it...

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Daniel lived in Israel where he pursued his graduate studies focussing on Israeli policy. Daniel is now back in his home country of Canada studying law. Come check me out at http://danfrank.ca/