Jonathan Zausmer, at The Blogs

Aug 15, 2024, 11:56 PM

We can dwell on the carnage brought upon us by Hamas on October 7, the scale of Israel’s leaders’ negligence both military and political in ignoring the warnings, the consequent counterattack which evolves in part as a revenge onslaught...

Aug 3, 2024, 4:35 PM

A Step Too Far

Following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismael Haniya in Tehran, just after the inauguration celebration of Iran's new president, the wonder, admiration and brilliance of the scheme was widely hailed in Israel and abroad. Israel’s enemies were shocked, stunned...

Jul 27, 2024, 10:28 PM

Rage, rage, against the dying of the light

These words of the poet Dylan Thomas are unusually appropriate as the Zionist vision now lies in tatters; abused, cursed, under attack world-wide, with Israel led by a pied piper who plays his pipe on a world stage as...

May 30, 2024, 7:18 PM

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Don’t fight the riptide

The riptide off the coast of South Africa. (via YouTube)

Israel would do well to bypass the extremist currents in its midst and work toward the two-state solution favored by so many UN countries

Mar 4, 2024, 12:57 PM

The Pied Piper of Caesarea

What world leader would be renovating his private swimming pool at the taxpayer’s expense in the middle of a war of survival in the aftermath of a mega-onslaught of murder, rape, and infanticide of its citizens? Only one. His...

Feb 8, 2024, 4:03 PM

Gaza, the Unknowns

Last night on the 7th February, at yet another press conference, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came out with a determined and bullish statement. His view is that the war against Hamas in Gaza will continue until Hamas is totally...

Dec 25, 2023, 9:35 AM

Tunnel vision

Israeli leadership has embarked on a mission to rout out Hamas, to destroy it, and destroy its leaders. Israel at large, and its citizens, are in some respects, also hostages – hostages of a government that has proved its...

Nov 15, 2023, 6:57 PM

The Barghouti Option

In the wake of the events of October the 7th 2023 and the resulting war in Gaza, many of those in the peace camp in Israel - and indeed various other pundits on the Israeli side, are now looking...

Aug 21, 2023, 9:10 PM

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The painful lesson of an army reservist in Qalqilya

Illustrative: The West Bank security barrier is seen near the Palestinian city of Qalqilya. (Flash90)

Who wanders into dangerous unknown territory, where you'll stick out like a sore thumb among those who see you as the enemy?

Aug 4, 2023, 12:44 PM

Jerusalem has an Arab-Israeli candidate for mayor: Meet Waleed Abu Tayeh

For the first time in modern Israeli history, there is such a candidate who is more than qualified and willing to take on this job. Several attempts in the past by various other Arab candidates to run as an...

About Me

Originally from South Africa, Jonathan made aliya in the seventies, and lived and worked on a kibbutz for several years. He has a graduate degree in business from Boston University and is a managing partner of an Israeli based business. He was a co-founder of the Forum Tzora peace action group and participates in the Geneva Initiative workshops. He is the author of the book “Valley of Heaven and Earth”.