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Jun 1, 2016, 10:56 PM

An open letter to the Palestinian-American stranger that approached me in spin class

Recently I had a less than pleasant encounter with a Palestinian-American woman who attends the gym where I work. At the time I acted as appropriately as possible, restraining myself from letting the situation escalate while taking proper (and...

Dec 9, 2015, 6:53 AM

Trump: My two cents on the billionaire

Before I even had a chance turn on the news last night my social media feed was flooded with hysterical reactions to the latest Donald Trump debacle. It read something like this: "Trump wants to ban all Muslims from...

Oct 15, 2015, 1:34 AM

Israel: The Walking Dead

So two things happened recently: one of them is amazing and other utterly abhorrent. The amazing thing was the kick off of a new season of the popular TV show "The Walking Dead". The horrific thing is the slew...

Dec 9, 2014, 9:04 AM

Analyzing Protest

By now it has made international news that racial tensions are at an extreme high in the United States of America. The death of Michael Brown who was killed by police officer Darren Wilson was the spark of the...

Nov 23, 2014, 7:55 PM

Thoughts on extremism…

"Extremism" is a word that has been thrown around by the media a lot lately. It is defined as being "outside the mainstream" or "fanatical" when referring to politics or religion. In light of recent events we are hearing...

Jul 31, 2014, 7:24 PM

Thank you letter to the United Nations

Thank you letter to the UN: (I really sent this)Dear Mr. Secretary General and UNHRC,I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for calling a special session in order to condemn Israel for the 7th time. This...

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About Me

Lauren is a passionate thinker and blogger. She lived in Israel for three years and currently resides in Tampa, FL. She discusses her experiences in Israel as well as current global issues in her blog "twirlinginthesun"