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Mar 31, 2019, 4:01 PM
Gaza Envelope Residents: “No to a Second Disengagement!”
In the past week, terrorism from the Gaza Strip has escalated very quickly with intense daily attacks by Hamas operatives against IDF soldiers and the launching of dozens of incendiary balloons and rocket fire – some of which that...
Jul 14, 2018, 11:15 PM
Fiery Friday the 13th
Following four months of violent riots and attacks by Hamas in the Gaza border and hundreds of incendiary/arson kites that burned down close to 10,000 acres of fields and lands in southern Israel the situation escalated this weekend. During the...
Apr 12, 2018, 5:15 PM
Why Poke a Bear?
As I'm writing this, I try to get updated on what's going between the US and Russia about Syria. I follow American and Russian news sites, I asked people to update me if they hear something on foreign news....
Apr 8, 2018, 11:04 PM
So They Ended Up Killing Hitler
Last year I wrote an article at my alma mater department's website titled "Why Don't They Kill Hitler?" (Hebrew) . In that article I pointed out how modern sci-fi shows from abroad introduce the possibility of killing Hitler (or...
Apr 5, 2018, 1:06 PM
Israeli Action Shows to Binge After Fauda
You might just discovered Fauda's first season or maybe the wait for the 2nd season to stream on Netflix just tires you, or maybe you are just bored by mainstream shows. Well, don't worry, because I think I found a...
Mar 18, 2018, 8:03 PM
Was Fauda, season 2 the bomb?
Today, Sunday March 18th, the last episode of Fauda's season 2 will air in Israel on “Yes Oh” channel. This review contains mild spoilers for the show and its current season, reader discretion is advised. Fauda depicts a story of...
Sep 8, 2017, 2:21 PM
Responding to British millennials on the Israel-Hamas conflict
Last Friday, I met with a small group of millennials from the UK to show them around Sderot. I told them about the conflict between Israel and Hamas and shared with them my own perspective. They asked questions and...
Jul 18, 2017, 5:08 PM
Israelis are liberals, Policy isn’t
I think that Israelis are fairly liberal, or gradually becoming more liberal. Even in more conservative communities and sectors. By the way, I should note this to my none-Israeli readers that liberalism in Israel and liberalism in the US...
Jul 1, 2017, 4:34 PM
Rethinking Art Economy
I became a published author a few weeks ago. I didn't publish my own book, nothing fancy like that. I wrote a short story, “Sins Poker”, that was included in a book that collected a total of 13 of...
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Dov Trachtman is an Israeli political analyst and cultural critic.
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