Elazar Gabay, at The Blogs

Nov 15, 2023, 6:02 AM

Should Canadian Jews Consider Arming Themselves?

The Jewish community in Canada, particularly in Montreal, Quebec, is facing an alarming rise in blatant anti-semitic attacks. Since October 7th, Montreal police have registered 73 hate crimes and incidents targeting Jews. Despite official statements disconnecting these incidents from...

Nov 14, 2023, 12:05 PM

Between Occupation and Oversight: Israel’s Gaza Governance Options

Since October 7th, there has been a notable unification across the Israeli political landscape, with the entire nation united on the elimination of daily threats faced by its citizens emanating from Gaza, the West Bank, Hezbollah in the north,...

Nov 3, 2023, 12:00 PM

Preempting the Hezbollah Threat Before Its Too Late

Hezbollah's chief Hassan Nassralah is expected to deliver a potentially pivotal speech in Beirut this afternoon, with speculation rife that he may declare war on Israel. Alternatively, he may cower and offer justifications as to why he is not...

Oct 12, 2023, 9:53 AM

Iran’s Strategic Assault: A Calculated Plot Against Israel

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a parade with Army officers in Tehran - Iran.

The October 7th offensive initiated by Hamas should not be dismissed as a mere impulsive act of terrorism that fortuitously achieved its objectives. Instead, it should be understood as a meticulously planned, funded, and executed operation orchestrated by Iran,...

Jul 22, 2014, 7:06 PM

France: Laïcité or Republic of Anti-Semitism?

Violent Pro-Palestinian Protest in Paris, France - July 19th 2014 (Photo courtesy of: RT)

This past Shabbat (Saturday, July 19th 2014), Paris, France was probably not the best place to be practicing the Jewish faith. If you were a Jew in Paris this week, then you were probably advised -not to go to...

Jul 14, 2014, 11:10 PM

A Stain of Shame on Satmar

While most of the world’s Jewry stood in unison (Achdut) denouncing the kidnapping and brutal murder of three teenagers in Israel by terrorists recently and sitting Shiva (ritual Jewish mourning); there was one disappointing, albeit not surprising exception: Satmar. A...

Nov 7, 2013, 5:11 AM

I Joined 5,000 Rabbis to Attend The Largest Sit Down Dinner in New York’s History

30th International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchim/Emissaries 2013

This weekend was the 30th anniversary of the annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries (also known as Shluchim). It is a conference that gathers over 5,000 Chabad Lubavitch Rabbis, from over 84 countries. Chabad Rabbis operate a network of Chabad...

Jun 19, 2013, 7:53 PM

Sunni-Shia Geopolitics: Maintaining the Balance of Power in the Levant Through Intervention

Maintaining a Balance of Power in the Levant is as crucial to the stability in the Middle East as it is to global economic stability and security. The ongoing Sunni-Shia sectarian civil-war in Syria, has more implications in the...

Apr 24, 2013, 3:29 PM

Chabad’s message of love: A response to Rabbi Eric Yoffie

I was bewildered to read Rabbi Eric Yoffie’s Op-Ed in Haaretz, "Chabad’s Dangerous Message of Love Without Commitment." Rabbi Yoffie goes from praising Chabad to undermining its founding principles by insinuating they are materialistic bottom feeders. I particularly have an issue...

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Elazar Gabay is an entrepreneur, author, volunteer EMT, husband and father to three beautiful children. He is a Political Scientist, a graduate of Concordia University, Long Island University and Université de Montréal. He writes about Technology, Politics and Religion.

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