Kovi Skier, at The Blogs

Oct 31, 2022, 8:24 PM

I've spent a long time thinking about what I could say that could possibly have a real impact on people planning to vote for the far-Right in this election. I could warn about the dangers of Fascism, racism, incitement, or...

Mar 2, 2022, 11:05 PM

What Israel Can Do

In my previous articles, I proposed an approach to Zionism that emphasizes its relationship with and dependence on universifiable axioms that tie its adherents to the rest of humanity. I argued that under "Ethical Zionism," the national liberation, sovereignty...

Aug 30, 2021, 12:32 PM

House of Cards: What the Fall of Afghanistan Means for Palestine

US soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as Afghans sit on a roadside near the military part of the airport in Kabul on August 20, 2021, hoping to flee from the country after the Taliban's military takeover of Afghanistan. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

The rapid collapse of the Afghan government in the course of August 2021 shocked the world, leaving shattered dreams and unanswered questions in its wake. The most burning question facing the international coalition that spent twenty years in the...

May 13, 2021, 3:19 PM

Keeping the Promise of the Jewish Homeland

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(English below) إلى أصدقائي العرب: لقد مزقت قلبي صور اليهود يهاجمون المتاجر العربية ويهاجمون المارة العرب. إنني أدين هذا السلوك بشكل قاطع ، وأقدم تعازيّ للضحايا. هذا ليس ما نحن عليه كدولة أو كشعب. سنكون أفضل. يجب أن نكون. To my...

Mar 22, 2021, 5:41 PM

The dreams we dare not forget

Two years ago, I published an article here about why I was voting for Meretz for the first time. It seems like a century ago. In 2019, we were living in a very different world. After so many rounds of...

Mar 8, 2021, 3:47 PM

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Not a day to celebrate — a day to work

Israeli protesters chant slogans as they march in the SlutWalk in central Jerusalem, on May 24, 2019. The SlutWalk originated in Toronto in 2011, with subsequent rallies occurring globally, to protest against explaining or excusing rape by referring to a woman's appearance. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

As long as the bodies of women and girls are objectified and treated as men's property to control, we need International Women's Day

Jan 28, 2021, 4:09 PM

Israel and Trump: the Price of Dealing with a Crook

"I made a g today/ but you made it in a sleazy way" - Tupac, "Changes" On Thursday, January 28, 2021, the Biden administration announced that it was re-examining the sale of F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates -...

Jun 8, 2020, 2:25 PM

Amit Ben Ygal’s Killer Is Not a Terrorist

I am aware that this article is likely to elicit strong emotions from many. So before we begin, I will take the opportunity to clarify that I have nothing but the utmost respect for our soldiers, border patrolmen and...

Feb 16, 2020, 7:46 PM

The DNC and the Liberal Media Declared War on Bernie. They Lost.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign event in Durham, N.C., Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

One after another, the establishment liberal media outlets are sounding their retreats, forced to concede in their collective war on Bernie. It has become impossible to ignore or disguise his clear predominance in this primary contest, and the fact...

Jan 12, 2020, 2:14 PM

The Desolation of Rafi Peretz

Minister of Education Rafi Peretz attends a Hanukkah event, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, December 23, 2019, (Flash90)

When I served in the army, Rafi Peretz was the IDF chief rabbi. At the time, he presented as a relatively moderate, inclusive and apolitical voice for the religious establishment, one whom all draftees were intended to be able...

About Me

I was raised in a small Ultra-Orthodox community in Milwaukee, and made Aliya at the age of 18. I volunteered in the IDF and continue to serve in the reserves. Today I work and research in the field of law, while enthusiastically pursuing my hobbies of historical and political research and discourse. I am a husband and father of three.