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David Meir

May 24, 2026, 7:04 PM

Mar 24, 2026, 1:21 PM

1979 Iran: When the Left Helped the Islamists Gain Power

Contrary to the persistent modern myth of the “stolen revolution,” the Ayatollah Khomeini’s regime did not steal anything. It gained power through the active and enthusiastic support of the Iranian left — communists, Marxists, and secular socialists — who...

Apr 8, 2025, 11:44 AM

Elon Musk is on the right side of history

"Elon Musk is a remarkable individual." - Steve Jurvetson I guess Elon really came to the world's consciousness when he started to distance himself from the left and the Democratic Party and made a move to buy Twitter (now X). One cannot...

Mar 24, 2025, 9:05 PM

Why a ‘deal’ with Hamas Trumps even the mightiest?

In any communication between two people, the basis for a clear understanding is to speak a common language, or at the very least, to have an intermediary that makes an accurate translation so that not only the language, but...

Jan 14, 2025, 3:08 PM

Hostage deal: My rant on it.

Picture from the previous hostage deal in late 2023 (Google images)

Trump said that if the hostages currently in gaza were not released by the time he gets inaugurated (in about a week from now), there would be "hell to pay." This got both Yisrael and Hamas on the edge. Now,...

Apr 15, 2024, 8:21 PM

Can Yisrael stop the war now?

Can the State of Yisrael stop the war now? It actually could. Of course, that would necessitate a release of ALL the hostages, it couldn't be without. But after that? Even without Hamas completely defeated and Hezbollah not north of...

Mar 2, 2024, 10:08 PM

The disgusting lie of the gaza genocide narrative

I think it's on point to start with January 6 2021. At first it might not be clear what this has to do with the subject of my article but hear me out. When people on the left, and I'm including...

Sep 27, 2023, 5:00 PM

The Yisraeli left cult of the Supreme Court

In a democratic country (not Yisrael), the Supreme Court is not all powerful and able to pass a judgement on every single thing in life. In a truly democratic country, every single institution and the people serving in it, and...

Aug 13, 2023, 12:48 PM

IDF: Army of the people or of the Supreme Court?

In a true democracy (not Yisrael), the army has zero to do with the political process. I am at loss for words how here so many people casually accept that some soldiers (especially in the Air Force) can condition their...

Aug 1, 2023, 6:22 PM

Israel is a judicial dictature

Let me present you a case. An elected government passes a law saying in what respects can the Supreme Court judge a case and when it is out of its jurisdiction. Now imagine if you please, the Supreme Court passing a...

About Me

I was born in France and grew up in Montreal, Canada. I made Aliyah at age 21, out of Zionism and the deep religious feeling that my place is here, in Eretz Yisrael.