James Spiro, at The Blogs

May 21, 2023, 11:45 PM

The late English novelist fought his way through 'a forest of taboos' to create his provocative novella, Time's Arrow

Sep 10, 2022, 3:20 PM

The end of an era – and a Britain we once knew

You’ll always remember where you were. Of course, I’m referring to when news broke that Queen Elizabeth, 96, passed away thus ending her 70-year reign as Head of State and the Commonwealth. Much has already been said - and celebrated...

Jul 12, 2022, 5:17 PM

The Maccabiah Games are yet another symbol of Israeli perseverance

For the first time since 2017, Israel will see the return of the Maccabiah Games this week – the third largest sporting event in the world. Traditionally taking place one year after the Olympics, the 21st Maccabiah Games were...

Mar 1, 2022, 9:19 AM

Why I had to stop reporting on China

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About a month ago, I was approached to write a story about China and how Israeli entrepreneurs can get on a good footing doing business there. It was soon after the holidays and I have previously written similar stories...

Dec 24, 2021, 4:11 PM

My 10 favorite books of 2021

Read, read, and read some more. One of my favorite things to do most nights is to sit down on my sofa and sink deep into a book. I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t read enough...

Sep 18, 2021, 1:52 PM

Failures from the institutions

In the last day, I have just discovered that U.S Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has deleted a tweet saying that his country will ‘stand with the people of Hong Kong’, I have read that the U.S has admitted...

Sep 4, 2021, 7:43 PM

Stop asking ‘What If Trump Did This?’

No one cares. No one cares that President Biden shouts at press reporters, threatens violence against them, refuses to take questions from them, or that he takes ‘zero responsibility’ for the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan when challenged by them. No...

Jun 26, 2021, 11:46 PM

Israeli daters rush to OkCupid, sharing insights on new government

In recent months, some of my reporting on CTech has been surrounding the popular dating app OkCupid and what insights it can tell us about society. In March, I wrote about how people were 13% more likely to get...

Jun 18, 2021, 4:14 PM

My return to cinemas felt entirely ordinary. Good.

Earlier this week, I was invited to Cinema City in Glilot to celebrate the reopening of their 127 locations following COVID-19. The invite came from Tadiran, a company that produces and distributes air conditioning units and air purifiers, and...

May 17, 2021, 5:20 PM

Who are the emboldeners?

By now, you’ve probably seen the video of the four British thugs who shouted anti-Semitic expletives from their car in North London. The event took place moments from my parents’ home and I found the video footage profoundly upsetting. Thankfully,...

About Me

James Spiro is a journalist and editor at CTech by Calcalist, where he reports on Israel's tech sector and moderates conferences across Europe, North America, and Asia. He has a background in journalism and public relations and can often be found Tweeting his thoughts: @JamesSpiro

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