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David Breakstone

Reflections on Israel and the Jewish world

Oct 25, 2026, 8:18 AM

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Make Herzl proud. Vote Ra’am

Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas (left) and former Yesh Atid MK Yoav Segalovitz in a handout photo released by the party on August 26, 2026. (Courtesy)

This may be our last chance to secure a greater Israel

Jul 23, 2024, 2:13 PM

Not in my name

PM Netanyahu is correct. Absolute victory is imperative. Unfortunately, he and I hold diametrically opposed views as to what that means. When PM Benjammin Netanyahu addresses the joint session of the United States Congress on Wednesday, he may well state,...

Jan 7, 2024, 2:48 AM

On the blessing of a natural death

The war is now the context for everything, even the passing of a 99-year-old woman 5,600 miles away. Mom died last night, just four months shy of her 100th birthday. She passed peacefully and gracefully in a Connecticut hospital cared for by...

Dec 26, 2023, 7:48 PM

Lest they have died for naught

Envisaging the possibilities of tomorrow No matter how this war ends, October 7 will prove to have been a victory for Hamas. The challenge now is preventing that victory from heralding Israel’s defeat. The return of the remaining hostages, the elimination...

Nov 9, 2023, 1:30 PM

UN chief Guterres is right — Oct. 7 didn’t occur in a void

Protesters gather with placards and Palestinian flags during the "London Rally For Palestine" in Trafalgar Square, central London on November 4, 2023. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Understanding the Israel-Hamas war is so much simpler than you thought

Oct 8, 2023, 1:06 AM

Divided we fall

When this devastating war is over, we will need to prioritize reconciliation over recrimination

Feb 26, 2023, 3:57 PM

I’ll let you know if we reach the tipping point

"Right and Left Against the Destruction" Protest against the judicial overhaul transcends political and religious sectarianism

An appeal to all those wavering on the edge of despair Tipping point: the critical stage in a situation beyond which a significant and often unstoppable change takes place. Déjà vu. Only this time it’s worse. That sickening feeling I had back...

Aug 29, 2022, 3:53 PM

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You really should have been there

After 20 years of false hope for those awaiting aliyah in Ethiopia; we must make their cause our cause, stop standing on ceremony, and bring them home

About Me

Dr. David Breakstone previously served as deputy chair of The Jewish Agency executive and World Zionist Organization and was the founding director of the Herzl Museum and Educational Center. The opinions expressed here are not only his own. They are shared by hundreds of thousands of Jews in Israel and abroad who continue to struggle for the fulfillment of the Zionist dream.

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