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May 30, 2022, 11:54 PM

Yom Yerushalayim: The same story again

Thousands of Jews wave Israeli flags as they celebrate Jerusalem Day at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, May 29, 2022. (Aaron Boxerman/Times of Israel)

Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day is the day on which Israel and the vast majority of the Jewish people around the world celebrate the reunification of the city of Jerusalem after the Six Day War. It was six days of intense...

Feb 28, 2022, 8:37 PM

‘They left us alone’: Lessons for Israel from the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Ukraine is going through decisive moments for its existence. Russia has decided to invade Ukraine with techniques that remind us of moments that humanity thought they had overcome. An unprecedented attack in recent decades, on the sovereignty of another...

Nov 2, 2020, 3:46 PM

Zionism. A successful idea for its pragmatism.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), US President Donald Trump, and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan(R)smile as they participate in the signing of the Abraham Accords where the countries of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recognize Israel, at the White House in Washington, DC, September 15, 2020 (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Pragmatism is probably the best way to define Zionism. Zionism is an ideology that is absolutely pragmatic. Zionism is an ideology because it stems from an essential idea which is: the imperative need to create a Jewish national home in...

Jul 12, 2020, 9:55 PM

Is anti-Zionism a form of anti-Semitism?

Iranian protesters burn Israeli and US flags in their annual anti-Israeli Al-Quds, Jerusalem, Day rally in Tehran, Iran, June 8, 2018. Iranians attended the rallies across the country to condemn Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. (AP Photo/ Ebrahim Noroozi)

I will be clear and to the point. Anti-Zionism is a form of anti-Semitism. Let's start with the definition. In order to start analyzing this particular phenomenon, one should make clear what we are talking about when referring to anti-Semitism and...

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Matias Sakkal is a lawyer specialized in international law and the Director of Con Israel y por la paz a public diplomacy project for the Spanish-speaking world.