Jonah Coffey-Keyak

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Aug 6, 2014, 4:25 PM

The report you will not get

Thousands of women and children murdered. Bodies of innocent civilians lay scattered throughout the streets of Jerusalem. The morgues are filled with family members trying to identify what’s left of bodies which they think are their children. Reports are...

Jul 23, 2014, 5:34 PM

Point Summary of Israel’s Aid to the Palestinians

Israel continues to support the civilians in Gaza risking its citizen's own lives. I put this together and I think it's very important to get it out there. Israel seems to be the Palestinians only light during these dark times....

Jul 16, 2014, 6:27 PM

I'm a 21 year old college student from California and I'm spending my hard earned summer in Israel. I heard the back-chilling screech of the siren as I sipped my chicken soup. I had no clue how long the siren sounded until I heard it since my ears were stuffed up...

Jul 1, 2014, 4:57 PM

Bloody Unity Government

Hamas is a radical Islamic fundamentalist group which is recognized by the U.S. as a terrorist organization. Since its establishment in 1987 Hamas has made it clear that it will continue its Jihad against the State of Israel until...

May 25, 2014, 12:00 PM

Blazing sirens ringing in my head, realizing this was not a drill I jumped out of bed and dashed to the closest bomb shelter. Within seconds this empty room filled with American, Canadian and Israeli students, all here in...

May 8, 2014, 10:46 PM

What is Yom Haatzmaut about?

As my Yeshiva celebrates Yom Haatzmaut I have heard many songs sung about Yerushaleim. Realizing that 66 years ago we did not even have Yerushaleim, I began to think about what Yom Haatzmaut really means. 66 years ago we...

May 8, 2014, 4:52 AM

Pro-Israel and Pro-Obama

As an Orthodox Jew and fervent Zionist I'm often asked why I support President Obama. Firstly, I admit that I do not agree with all his policies, but I do believe that he's not responsible for many of them....

May 5, 2014, 3:40 AM

Sushi and Yom HaZikaron

Meticulously rolling sushi with my British friends in my dorm room in Yavneh, Israel, I was, abruptly stopped by a screaming siren. I quickly jumped up and started to sprint to the bomb shelter. Before I made too much...

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About Me

Watching his mom start the first, pro-Israel Jewish democratic activist group called the Raul-Wallenberg Jewish Democratic Club in San Francisco, Jonah started Student Alliance for Israel in his high school. He spent two years at an Israeli Hesder Yeshiva and is currently a Senior at Yeshiva University and holds positions in YUPAC, the Environmental Society, and the Democratic Club in Yeshiva University.