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Nov 19, 2023, 1:09 PM

The Two State Delusion

In 1937, when the British controlled Palestine, they came up with the only logical solution to the Jewish/Arab conflict. The Peel Commission proposed two states for two people. Just one problem with the proposal. The Arabs wouldn’t accept a...

Oct 10, 2023, 1:25 AM

An Al Jazeera opinion piece by Somdeep Sen published today repeats the antisemitic tropes that puts the blame squarely on Israel for the horrific surprise terror attacks conducted by Hamas. What are the Jews guilty of? Some fringe Jewish groups...

Feb 20, 2023, 5:38 PM

Joining the Protests Against Judicial Overhaul

I am a right-wing religious Zionist. I grew up in the USA. I married and raised my children and built a successful business in the USA. But when my children finished High School and I could manage my business...

Dec 8, 2022, 10:00 AM

Smotrich Needs to Apologize to US Jews

Incoming Minister and head of the Religious Zionism political party, Bezalel Smotrich, infamously declared Reform Judaism to be a “Fake Religion.” On top of this, the soon to be new minister Avigdor Maoz declared today before the Israeli Knesset...

May 20, 2021, 5:11 PM

Jewish exceptionalism and John Oliver

The current operation deemed “Guardian of the Wall” by Israel against Hamas in Gaza has brought out all the same old criticisms against Israel. Hamas builds, stores, and launches its missiles from heavily populated areas using its civilians as...

Mar 21, 2021, 2:23 PM

Why this Likudnik is no longer voting Likud

I am a Likudnik. But there is no longer a Likud to vote for. The Likud is supposed to unite the liberal conservative Zionist movement. We are not united. Bibi Netanyahu has driven us apart. He has driven the entire...

Mar 4, 2021, 12:32 AM

Tales from the crypt

It’s now day 5 of my mandatory quarantine in one of Israel’s Coronavirus hotels. We arrived from the states last Saturday. The next day they started giving the option to home quarantine if you agree to wear a tracking...

Mar 1, 2021, 3:33 PM

Why is This War Different From All Other Wars

I have just returned to Israel from the USA. I returned to a country at war. I have been locked in a quarantine hotel because my government doesn’t believe that I am responsible enough to quarantine at home. Until COVID,...

Feb 2, 2021, 11:38 PM

Traveling the World During COVID

Baruch Hashem, I have a wonderful life. I have achieved my dream of living in Israel. I have to travel to the USA four times a year for a few weeks at a time to manage my business but...

Jun 8, 2020, 7:11 PM

The George Floyd Protests and Anti-Semitism

I can no longer be silent. The seven-minute video of a police officer choking a non-resistant black man to death has enflamed emotions. People all over the world are incensed. My butcher here in Israel asked me if I had seen...

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About Me

David Brent is a NASA engineer with a master's and bachelor's from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology turned candy entrepreneur. He made aliya in the spring of 2013. David commutes between Israel, where his heart is, and Florida, where his business is.