Gabriel Danzig, at The Blogs

May 23, 2024, 11:55 PM

Contemporary political advocacy is marred by the fact that advocates can appeal to different and conflicting principles in promoting their campaigns. For example, sovereignty can be claimed on the basis of indigenous status, or, to the contrary, on the...

May 16, 2024, 11:20 AM

The True History of Palestinian Literature

One of the great weaknesses in the narrative of Palestinian history is the almost complete absence of genuine Palestinian literature prior to the twentieth century. The Persians, the Egyptians, the Greeks and the Romans all have extensive literature. Why...

Mar 19, 2024, 10:45 AM

Correspondence with UN Secretary General Antonio Gutteres

Below is the text of a message I sent to the members of the International Society for Socratic Studies. I post it here as the first item in a series of pieces about the war against Israel. The Front Lines...

Feb 26, 2024, 11:45 PM

Reading Dara Horn

The Front Lines 2 If you have not read Dara Horn's recent article in the Atlantic you really should. It is a beautifully written piece which distills an enormous amount of information about the rise of antisemitism in the west,...

Dec 14, 2023, 4:28 PM

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Fighting for the bodies of our children

War cabinet minister and former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, with family and friends, at the funeral of his son Gal, in Herzliya on December 8, 2023. Master Sgt. (res.) Gal Meir Eisenkot was killed fighting in the Gaza Strip on December 7. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

We must remember that the real tragedy is death itself and lives should never be risked to recover bodies

Mar 13, 2023, 2:12 PM

What is democracy? (or: have more children!)

While driving down one of Israel's highways today, I saw a remarkable poster which said (in Hebrew) "There is an obligation to oppose dictatorship." That seems like a very reasonable sentiment, but who posted it? Was it posted by...

Mar 3, 2015, 7:07 PM

Highlights from Bibi’s speech

I am not able to reveal everything that Bibi will say today, both because I have not seen his speech and because I don’t feel capable of discussing the Iran issue in any detail. But here are a few...

Feb 25, 2015, 10:43 PM

The first annual International Moral Poser award

If you want to understand the phenomenon of moral hypocrisy, you have to consult an Israeli. Israelis are on the receiving end of moral hypocrisy every day and they know what it looks like. Many have become immune and...

Feb 15, 2015, 1:03 PM

Should he or shouldn’t he? Thoughts on Bibi’s third congressional address

The arguments about Bibi’s upcoming speech before congress are so emotional that it may help to spell out the issues from a more balanced perspective. 1) The issue is not Bibi. Bibi was invited to address congress on Iran. If...

Dec 28, 2014, 7:43 AM

Pass the beer, buddy: Kurdistan and the Jews

Many Jews I know have a soft spot for the persecuted peoples of the world, especially the Kurds, a people who, like the Jews, have had to struggle to keep their language and culture alive while living under the...

About Me

The author is a professor in the department of Classical Studies at Bar Ilan University. He is the President of the International Society for Socratic Studies, and the Founder of the Classical Forum for Contemporary Issues. The father of eight beautiful children, he lives in Efrat with their beautiful mother.