Joshua Rutstein, at The Blogs

Joshua Rutstein

Jan 16, 2015, 7:38 PM

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore,” reads the bronzed plaque beneath the symbol of immigration and refuge at the mouth of New York’s harbor. For...

Dec 10, 2014, 8:35 PM

Deep under the embers

From where I sit, Jerusalem is nearly 6,000 miles away—and yet I can hear the hopes for a better future for the children of that contested city burning. Yes, around 2,000 people from all walks of life in Israel...

Dec 4, 2014, 10:26 PM

How the Left is helping Bibi build a Kingdom

This week, Israel’s peculiar coalition government came to a screeching halt. In an embarrassing debacle, Yesh Atid’s Yair Lapid and Hatnuah’s Tzipi Livni were shown the door and blamed for the whole mess; new elections are on their way....

About Me

Josh Rutstein is currently a Program Officer at the OneVoice Movement in New York City. Josh is committed to an exploration of the personal experiences that shape the Middle East, and vice versa.