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Feb 13, 2024, 12:28 AM

The October 7 Doctrine: Israel Returns to Targeted Elimination

People gather at the site of a strike, reported by Lebanese media to be an Israeli strike targeting a Hamas office, in the southern suburb of Beirut on Januar 2, 2024. Photo: AFP

In the aftermath of the Hamas assault on October 7, the single deadliest day for the Jewish people collectively since the Holocaust, Israel’s security apparatus was faced with a multitude of challenges, chief among them being how to properly...

Nov 24, 2021, 6:10 AM

What about Lior?

An Israeli couple that was held by Turkey on suspicion of espionage returned home this past week after a weeklong detention, and largely due to the scrutiny received in mainstream media outlets and on social media platforms. Back in...

Feb 26, 2014, 11:11 PM

Daring to dream

Tomorrow, February 27th, 2014, I will be enlisting as a volunteer soldier in the Israel Defense Forces. My dream of serving in the IDF has long existed in my mind, as far back as I can remember, but it never...

Sep 11, 2013, 6:00 AM

9/11: A Child’s Lost Innocence

The following is a written testimony of my personal account of the 9/11 attacks 12 years ago. This testimony was originally written in the Fall of 2011, prior to the 10th anniversary of the attacks, and was delivered on...

Aug 29, 2013, 10:11 PM

Not So Scary Moments

Two days ago I sent a simple message to Sarah Tuttle-Singer, the Queen of Social Media here at the Times of Israel. I told her that having just returned home from class at IDC I decided to locate my...

Jul 13, 2013, 2:01 PM

Ice hockey…in Israel?

On having his two worlds -- Israel advocacy and his favorite sport -- collide for the 2013 Maccabiah Games

Jan 27, 2013, 10:26 AM

Getting Centered

For the past six months I have witnessed many things here in Israel. I witnessed an American presidential election for the first time while outside of the United States. I witnessed what some considered a war and what others...

Nov 29, 2012, 8:51 PM

A Missed Opportunity, ’47-’12

Today is November 29, 2012, 65 years to the day that the United Nations voted to partition British Mandated Palestine into two separate states, one Jewish and one Arab. The phrase I have grown to saying most often in...

Nov 17, 2012, 12:47 PM

Reality Checks In

Surreal? Unimaginable? Inexplicable? How do you describe the feeling of living under terror, in fear of what the next day, the next hour, or even the next minute will bring? I didn’t know this feeling; I still don’t quite know...

Aug 15, 2012, 12:20 PM

Aliya — and then a wave hits

It's a whirlwind. A blur of faces, hands, and names. And lines, dreadful, tiring but ultimately rewarding lines. There are questions too. Who, what, why. But never where. Where is acknowledged in every person's eyes, in their actions, in...

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About Me

Captain Eric J. Schorr (res.) served in the Israel Defense Forces from 2014 to 2019, specializing in intelligence and operations. Eric holds a Master's in Counter Terrorism & Homeland Security from Reichman University, a Bachelor's in Middle Eastern Studies from Columbia University, and a Bachelor's in Modern Jewish Studies & Hebrew from The Jewish Theological Seminary. His contributions have been featured in The Times of Israel, Yediot Ahronot, and Encyclopedia Geopolitica.