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Apr 24, 2026, 5:39 PM

The Alternative Independence Day Torch Lighting Ceremony: Hope for the Future!

“The country has been hijacked by a regime that views state resources as its own private property, and views its foundational values as an obstacle to the regime, to its cronies and to its survival. The torch-lighting ceremony, once...

Feb 21, 2026, 10:07 PM

Israelis and Iranians Meet in Vienna

As Israelis, Iranians and many others in the region wait tensely to see whether President Trump decides to attack Iran, perhaps leading to a potential new round of Israeli-Iranian warfare, three Israelis and three Iranians met in Vienna for...

Feb 1, 2026, 4:43 PM

Does anyone still read newspapers today? About the Independent Media Conference

On Friday, January 30, I went to the all-day "Independent Journalism Conference: The Struggle for Truth in the Age of Social Media" held at Beit Ariella, the main Tel Aviv municipal library. I thought I would just stay for...

Nov 17, 2025, 1:02 AM

Why the Fear of Mamdani? Is it Justified?

66% of the New York Jews voted for Andrew Cuomo while 33% voted for Zohran Mamdani. It seems quite clear that many of those who voted for Cuomo voted out of fear of Mamdani, and not out of support...

Nov 4, 2025, 1:06 PM

30 Years After Rabin’s Assassination – What’s the lesson learned?

On November 4th, 1995, I was one of the 100,000 people in Kings of Israel Square in Tel Aviv, who were inspired by Yitzhak Rabin’s last speech before he walked down the stairs to meet Yigal Amir’s three shots...

Oct 25, 2025, 9:28 PM

Congratulate Trump, Defeat Trump and Trumpism – The Dissonance

There are two toxic words for Israeli liberal democrats, someone said at a recent meeting of Israeli and Palestinian peace activists: “genocide” and “Trump.” I don’t intend to deal with the “genocide” question in this article. The focus will be...

Oct 18, 2025, 8:38 PM

War is Over, Where do we go from here?

It’s hard to believe that the war is finally over. Like many other Israelis I was glued to the TV last Monday, watching the release of the 20 living Israeli hostages alongside their masked Hamas captors. Following their hand-over...

Sep 18, 2025, 6:56 PM

Escaping from the madness to… Albania and North Macedonia

Visiting Albania, and/or North Macedonia, was never on my bucket list. But when the Israeli Association of Periodical Press offered its members an 8 day tour of the two countries, I decided to leave the madness and our evil...

Jul 28, 2025, 12:28 AM

Thank You President Macron!

When French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday that France will recognize the State of Palestine in September at the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, it was greeted by a chorus of negative reactions in Israel. ...

Feb 24, 2025, 10:52 AM

Oded Lifshitz – Was Netanyahu Responsible?

All Israelis were mourning on Thursday, February 13, the day Hamas returned the bodies of the Bibas children and journalist-peace activist Oded Lifshitz, all from Kibbutz Nir Oz near Gaza. The late Oded Lifshitz at his kibbutz Nir Oz (Photo:...

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About Me

Hillel Schenker is Co-Editor of the Palestine-Israel Journal, and lives in Tel Aviv