Henry Tobias

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Jul 3, 2024, 2:55 PM

The Ultra-Orthodox and Military Service

On Monday, July 1, while Israeli soldiers were dying defending ALL the citizens of Israel, the ultra-Orthodox rabbis had the chutzpah to hold a rally against their flock (of sheep) being drafted for military service. If Druze citizens of Israel...

Jun 26, 2024, 2:04 PM

Open letter to ignorant celebrities

Open Letter to Ignorant Celebrities – including, but not limited to, Charlotte Church, Maxine Peake, Greta Thunberg, Susan Sarandon If the Palestinian leadership, both in Gaza and Ramallah, cared half as much for their citizens as do those many celebrities...

Nov 4, 2023, 10:42 AM

It’s 04.10 in the Morning

It's 04.10 in the morning. I’ve been awake for the last 90 minutes fuming and trying to make sense of the mess in which Israel finds itself. The fact is that Israel, or rather its leaders, most of the members...

Dec 25, 2016, 11:59 AM

Surprise! Surprise!

These last few months have been a roller-coaster, which surprise! surprise! is a fairly recent phrase having only been coined in the 1960s. The reason for the upheaval in my life started when surprise! surprise! our daughter divorced her husband. They...

Aug 9, 2015, 12:43 PM

An extract from the autobiography of Chaim Weizmann

I'm posting this extract for the erudition of the readers. I'm reading this autobiography again after many years and I'm struck by the similarities between then and now. By the British Government's proclivity to blame the Jews in spite...

Aug 6, 2015, 11:14 PM

The Trials and Tribulations of an Israeli Consumer

File: A view of the walls of the Old City and the Mamilla shopping mall (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)

In Israel, 'Customer service' doesn't always mean what Anglo immigrants think it does

Mar 12, 2015, 11:42 AM

Count the Disillusioned

Israel will hold elections on 17th March 2015. Since making aliyah in mid-1979 I have always given much thought in casting my vote. As a citizen I believe it is my duty—as well as my right to vote. Voting...

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About Me

The author is a husband, father and grandfather, writer and editor. He trained as a pharmacist. He has just published his first eclectic anthology of short stories, 'Just for Fun' available on Smashwords, B&N and Amazon and other e-book retailers. Soon in print at CreateSpace. Born in London, raised in South Africa, he has lived in Israel since 1979.

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