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Sep 3, 2024, 12:39 PM

Netanyahu’s Effective Control Problem

Netanyahu explains the importance of the Philadelphi Corridor during a press conference (credit: Gil Lewinsky)

Last night, for perhaps the first time that I can remember since October 07th, Netanyahu delivered a Zelensky style address to the Israeli public explaining his rationale for keeping the Philadelphi Corridor, the border road between Gaza and Egypt. His...

Aug 16, 2024, 12:14 AM

Living in a Blackout – The Reality of Smoke and Mirrors

On Tisha B'av, which began on Monday night, we all expected a major Iranian attack to be underway. Every Israeli on the street that I spoke to expected it, as did polls on Telegram news channels. It is the...

Jun 24, 2024, 12:29 PM

Analysis: An increasingly inevitable third Lebanon war

If I were a resident of Lebanon, or an Israeli north of Haifa or in the Galilee, I would make a strong plan B to evacuate. For it is no longer a question largely of "what if" but "when"...

May 21, 2024, 1:45 PM

ICC’s Arrest Warrant Request of Israeli and Hamas leaders – An Analysis

As mentioned by the International Criminal Court's Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan after months of threatening statements: "this day has come". He has sent requests to issue arrest warrants against Ismail Haniyeh, Mohammed Deif, and Yahya Sinwar of Hamas and...

May 9, 2024, 8:57 PM

Biden’s Pro Hamas Embargo Forces Israel to Rethink Wargoals

From the days of October 07th, I was astounded, even praiseworthy of US President Joe Biden. First condemning what took place, then sending urgent weapons and diplomatic cover, myself and many here felt that we have been protected by...

Apr 22, 2024, 3:05 PM

An Introspective Passover as History Returns to Life

This Passover the mood appears subdued in Israel. People wish each other a happy holiday, but then in the next breath mention, "but we cant really celebrate this holiday our freedom, for the hostages are still in captivity in...

Apr 5, 2024, 1:08 PM

Biden and the World Have Forgotten about Hamas

Watching the news come in yesterday I thought for a few minutes as if was awoken in a different universe. It was a universe where Israel had lost any moral compass and was after only one goal: to kill...

Feb 3, 2024, 11:58 PM

South African Jewish Leaders Reveal Insights into a Resurfaced Anti-Semitism

On Friday, February 2, a few hundred expatriate South African nationals rallied at Habima Square in Central Raanana. It has been weeks since South Africa's Ramaphosa government took Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague...

Jan 26, 2024, 7:26 PM

Implications of ICJ’s Genocide Case Preliminary Ruling

The day half of Israel has feared had arrived. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) convened to order provisional measures against Israel. While the court ruling is worrying, it also failed to call for a halt to the war,...

Jan 23, 2024, 4:23 AM

Many Questions as October 07 War Still Doesn’t Resemble Victory

On February 24, 2022, after surrounding Ukraine for months, including from neighboring Belarus, Russia invaded its neighbor. It soon proved to be a game-changing conflict, as a war meant for a week is now approaching the 2-year mark. Israel's war...

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About Me

Born in Israel but raised in Canada, Gil Lewinsky worked as a journalist in Jewish newspapers including the Jerusalem Post after completing a Masters degree at the Munk School of Global Affairs from the University of Toronto. He also has a LLM in International Law from Lancaster University in the UK. His past topics include a book written about the Status of Gaza under International Law soon after its conquest by Hamas in 2007. He is perhaps best known as one of two people that brought a flock of Jacob Sheep from Canada to Israel in 2016, making history. He currently works as a teacher and English public relations professional in Israel.