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Jan 31, 2021, 1:12 PM

Let our people come!

The departure hall at the almost empty Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on January 25, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

It's sheer madness for a country of so many immigrants with relatives and businesses abroad to impose sudden, arbitrary flight bans

Oct 18, 2020, 10:03 AM

Exciting times for General Zionists

I am a proud General Zionist. A General Zionist? What is that? We are an international group of Zionists who believe that the World Zionist Organization (WZO) and other national institutions must be devoid of political or religious agendas. We believe that...

Oct 5, 2020, 3:30 PM

Dialogue between an Israeli Jew and an Emirati Muslim: Part 1

PART ONE – INTROS AND LEARNING ABOUT EACH OTHER Co-authored by Majid Al Sarrah and Dov Lipman (transcript of a real dialogue) DOV: Hi my name is Dov Lipman. I am 49 years old. I am married to Dena and we are...

Jul 2, 2020, 11:44 PM

Wanted: Leadership during the second wave of corona

The Israeli government deserves high marks for how it dealt with the first wave of the coronavirus. While there is obviously room for criticism of specific ministers and specific moves made, overall, an unprecedented virus with unknown variables was...

May 12, 2020, 5:00 PM

A message from slain IDF soldier Amit Ben Ygal

(Amit's Facebook page)

Amit, you wrote of how you think about Israel's fallen - now you are among them, and we will think of you, and remember a hero who died for his people and his country

Apr 26, 2020, 5:23 PM

Coronavirus and the Haredim

The coronavirus crisis has taken a horrific toll in the Israeli ultra-Orthodox community, whose delayed understanding of the magnitude of the virus and the necessity to adhere to the rules led to deaths, illness and suffering that could have...

Mar 31, 2020, 10:44 AM

YES to a unity government, NO to unnecessary ministries

A confession from the outset. I was and continue to be a supporter of Benny Gantz forming a government together with Benjamin Netanyahu. I believe that with Israel facing an unprecedented medical and economic crisis due to the coronavirus, the...

Mar 17, 2020, 9:48 AM

Israel at a crossroads with its Arab political parties

Israel finds itself at a crossroad regarding its Arab population and its political representation. The Joint List, made up of three Arab parties and one Muslim/Jewish/Christian party, won 15 seats in the March 2 election, making it the third-largest party...

Aug 29, 2019, 8:11 PM

An open letter to Rep. Rashida Tlaib

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib cried at a recent press conference after Israel banned her and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from entering Israel because of their support for the movement to boycott Israel. Tlaib wiped away tears as she described the "dehumanizing"...

Jul 9, 2019, 10:54 AM

Israel is NOT racist, but it MUST eradicate racism

Colin Powell, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1991 when Israel airlifted 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in 24 hours, remarked that this was the only time in world history in which people with black skin...

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About Me

Dov Lipman was elected to the 19th Knesset in January 2013. He is the author of seven books about Judaism and Israel, and holds rabbinic ordination from Ner Israel Rabbinical College and a masters in education from Johns Hopkins University. He has been at the forefront of combating religious extremism in Israel and is a leader in efforts to create Jewish unity both in Israel and around the world. Former MK Lipman is invited to speak on behalf of the Jewish state both in Israel and around the world and serves as a political commentator for i24 News and ILTV. He currently serves as Secretary General for the Confederation of United Zionists.