Julian Schvindlerman, at The Blogs

Nov 19, 2024, 1:07 PM

“According to some experts, what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide,” Pope Francis says in his book Hope Never Disappoints, co-written with Argentine journalist Hernan Reyes Alcaide, which comes out this week in Italy, Spain...

Jul 31, 2024, 7:39 AM

Argentina designates Hamas as a terrorist group –and Iran gets angry

Photo from Wikimedia Commons,
author Hadi Mohammad.

Back in February, Martin Griffiths, UN undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, denied that Hamas was a terrorist organization. “Hamas is not a terrorist group for us,” he said. “It is a political movement.” Five months...

Apr 27, 2024, 12:07 AM

The Palestinians and 9/11: A Reminder to Columbia U. Anti-Israel Students

An anti-Israel protester on the campus of Columbia University in New York on April 25, 2024. (Leonardo Munoz / AFP).

“Revolution until victory” reads one of the banners carried by the crowd on the campus of Columbia University in New York. “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” proclaims another. Keffyes, masks and Palestinian flags abound....

Jan 17, 2024, 12:39 AM

The Lemkin Institute Betrays its Name

Photo: Detail of Gravestone of Raphael Lemkin at Mount Hebron Cemetery --Queens, NY. (Source: Creative Commons).

Is it even conceivable that an institute named after Raphael Lemkin would accuse Israel of committing genocide? If one lives in the Orwellian world of what passes today as a human rights NGO, the answer will be in the...

Dec 11, 2023, 10:51 PM

A devastating survey in Palestine

A Palestinian stands on a burning tank after some 3,000 Hamas terrorists destroyed the border fence and entered Israel. October 7, 2023. (Yousef Mohammed/Flash90) - Source: The Times of Israel.

Arab World Research and Development (AWRAD) is a Palestinian pollster based in Ramallah. Its Linkedin profile presents it as “a pioneering research, consulting, and development firm, and is considered one of the leading firms in the Arab region.” Led...

Nov 21, 2023, 1:16 AM

Roger in Troubled Waters

Photo credit: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP - The Times of Israel.

Roger Waters' Latin America tour is proving bumpy This month, Roger Waters began touring Latin America. He kicked off in San Pablo, moved on to Montevideo, is about to arrive in Buenos Aires, and will continue through Santiago, Lima, San...

Mar 13, 2023, 4:44 PM

Francis, Under the Shadow of Papal Resignations

To understand the climate of intrigue surrounding the Tenth anniversary of Francis' pontificate, it is necessary to go back a few centuries in the history of the Catholic Church. Specifically, to a 13th century dramatic papal resignation. Pietro Angeleri di...

Sep 7, 2022, 6:47 AM

Purple September: When Yasser Arafat first visited the Vatican

From the onset of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Papacy adopted a pro-Palestinian tilt. One of the most prominent manifestations of such a stance took place on September 15, 1982, when John Paul II welcomed Yasser Arafat, leader of the...

Jun 17, 2022, 6:40 AM

An IRGC plane lands in Buenos Aires

On June 6, a plane with 19 crew members (14 Venezuelans and 5 Iranians) landed at Buenos Aires international airport with an alleged load of Mexican auto parts for Volkswagen. The plane had been operated by Mahan Air -an...

Mar 8, 2022, 7:41 AM

Ben & Jerry´s Geopolitical Priorities

An August 2009 sign in Tbilisi promoting eventual integration with NATO (source: Wikipedia).

Last month, as nearly 100,000 Russian troops gathered at the Ukraine border and the Biden Administration announced it would send a token 3,000-soldier contingent to two Eastern European NATO countries, the military experts at the Vermont-based ice cream manufacturer...

About Me

Julian Schvindlerman is an Argentine writer and journalist specializing in Middle East affairs. He lectures on World Politics at the University of Palermo (in Buenos Aires) and is a regular contributor to Infobae and Perfil. He is the editor of Coloquio, the flagship publication of the Latin American Jewish Congress. He is the author of Escape to Utopia: Mao's Red Book and Gaddafi's Green Book; The Hidden Letter: A History of an Arab-Jewish Family; Triangle of Infamy: Richard Wagner, the Nazis and Israel; Rome and Jerusalem: Vatican policy toward the Jewish state; and Land for Peace, Land for War.