Deborah Danino Harkham

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Feb 16, 2025, 5:59 PM

Israel needs Zionism

Illustrative. A 'We Stand With Israel' sign sits in the window of a local business in Squirrel Hill, the heart of Pittsburgh's Jewish community, September 27, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

The ideology counters anti-Jewish, anti-Israel hatred: It is unapologetic, transformative, and uses Israel’s own resilience, innovation, and unity to meet its destiny

Nov 20, 2024, 9:50 PM

Netanyahu’s Moment is Now

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a press conference on January 18, 2024. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

(Written January 18th 2024) Yes, Binyamin Netanyahu was at the helm of the country on October 7th and as such, he too – as he himself has belatedly said – “will have to answer questions.” Netanyahu will have to answer...

Nov 18, 2024, 6:34 PM

Irish Premier Leo Varadkar can get lost in Gaza

(Written Dec. 3rd 2023) In the battle for truth, every word matters. Hamas has been weaponizing words and using them as an essential part of their war strategy against Israel and the Jews. In this battle, the most seemingly mundane...

Nov 17, 2024, 4:00 PM

US Double Standard or Double Game?

(Written April 18th 2024) Ever since Israel’s establishment in 1948, the United States has consistently and courageously sided with the Jewish State as the United Nations and the European Union judged Israel according to a double standard over and over...

Nov 14, 2024, 2:48 PM

Israelis and Jews abroad: safe yes, but also proud

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Amsterdam, November 7th

The recent, orchestrated pursuit of Jews and Israelis in the streets of Amsterdam following the Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv football game, has heightened concerns around upcoming sports and cultural events involving Israelis abroad. Ahead of Thursday’s Israel-France game in Paris,...

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About Me

Deborah Danino Harkham is a writer and the author of a PhD thesis on French post-Holocaust Literature