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Jul 31, 2024, 2:10 PM

Fortifying Israel’s Iron Wall

Israel finally appears ready to respond to nearly 10 months of incessant drone and rocket attacks wreaked upon it by the Iranian-sponsored and Lebanon-based Shi’ite Islamic fundamentalist terrorist organization Hezbollah. The forced evacuation of 80,000 Israelis from their homes...

Nov 28, 2023, 11:41 AM

A Letter to my Tanzanian Brother Presumed Captive in Gaza

Joshua Mollel (Courtesy)

Dear Joshua Loitu Mollel, Mambo (Hello) my friend. Habari Gani (How are you?). I know this question may seem ridiculous given your present situation. When, in fact, your current reality more closely resembles a nightmare. By all known accounts, you were...

Oct 30, 2023, 3:09 PM

Did Hamas just throw Netanyahu a Lifeline?

It’s quickly becoming clear to any policy analyst with half a brain that Israel’s ‘containment’ strategy of Hamas as the de facto government in the Gaza Strip since 2007 is not working. Despite the need for repeated military operations...

Mar 17, 2022, 4:31 AM

Recent Events Highlight: Saudi Arabia’s Self-Perceived Strength

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, more popularly known by the acronym MBS, once again asserted his confident worldview this past week, in two seemingly simple, and apparently contradictory, gestures. Yet, anyone who has been following MBS’ rise...

Mar 4, 2022, 12:20 AM

David (Ukraine) vs. Goliath (Russia)

An unprovoked onslaught is currently being waged by a totalitarian regime against a democratically elected government in Europe for the first time in nearly a hundred years. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - a smaller, militarily inferior, neighbor - eerily...

May 6, 2021, 1:54 AM

Can Yair Lapid pull a rabbit out of a hat?

As the clock wound down on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition-building efforts Tuesday evening, a barely perceptible momentum shifted squarely behind opposition leader Yair Lapid. Tasked on Wednesday by President Reuven Rivlin with forming the next Israeli government, the...

Mar 3, 2021, 6:48 PM

The next prime minister of Israel should be a Likudnik

Israel heads to the polls for the fourth time in two years on March 23rd, 2021. As opposed to the last three general elections (April 9th, 2019, September 17th, 2019, and March 2nd, 2020), there is no unified Blue and...

Feb 2, 2021, 11:32 PM

Israel’s Newest Friend: The Republic of Kosovo

© Freeman Poritz, Skenderbeg Statue in Pristina, Kosovo, 2009

Monday February 1st, 2021 marked the establishment of diplomatic relations between the State of Israel and the Republic of Kosovo. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a virtual signing ceremony was held between Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and...

Oct 16, 2020, 3:16 AM

Bolivia’s Upcoming National Elections

Bolivia’s Upcoming National Elections A landlocked South American country with a population of 11.5 million, controlling territory the size of France and Germany combined, is holding national elections this week for its presidency, senate, and national congress. Can you guess...

Sep 13, 2020, 12:33 PM

15 years ago in Gaza

A backhoe demolishes a house in the settlement of Payat Sade during the 2005 disengagement from Gush Katif. (Flash90)

What began as innumerable games of backgammon and a sea of Turkish coffee ended with demolishing the remnants of an Israeli civilian populace

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Freeman Poritz is currently traveling long-term and observing Israel from afar.