Matias Sakkal, at The Blogs

May 18, 2025, 6:44 PM

If You’re Not at the Table, You’re on the Menu

US President-elect Donald Trump gestures after speaking during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, November 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump's Middle East tour represents a challenge for the entire region, with agreements the Republican administration is eager to implement without delay. Trump is a businessman, and like any mortal, he remains true to his nature. As such, he’s...

Apr 23, 2025, 9:32 PM

Antisemitism as the Wound of the West

An antisemitic sign at a pro-Palestinian protest of NYU students and others in Manhattan's Washington Square Park on October 25, 2023. (Screen capture/X)

How many Europeans, over the course of the past 2,600 years, have believed that Jews should be, at the very least, excluded- and at the very worst, eliminated? This is one of the central questions posed by philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy...

Mar 24, 2025, 11:17 AM

The Battle for Justice: From the Judicial Reform to the October 7 Inquiry

Israeli gather in front of the Knesset in Jerusalem to protest judicial reform on February 13, 2023. Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images.

For those who haven’t yet realized, we remain caught in an unresolved debate—one that began with the controversial judicial reform proposed by Yariv Levin in early 2023. Among his proposals, the Justice Minister sought to alter the composition of...

Dec 30, 2023, 6:24 PM

2023: The Year that Changed Israel’s History

In Israel, the year will continue to be 2023 even after December 31, when the rest of the world celebrates the start of a new year. Not because the country's tradition is to abstain from celebrating the Gregorian New...

Jul 17, 2022, 5:53 PM

28 years after the terrorist attack on Amia, Argentina is still stuck at 09:53

Reflections 28 years after the terrorist attack that took the life of 85 and left injured more than 300, most of them members of the Jewish community of Buenos Aires. Many times when I look at the clock I see...

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. (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 and journalist with extensive expertise in international law, international relations, and project management. His diverse skill set combines legal insight, geopolitical analysis, and strategic execution. Originally from Argentina, Matias relocated to Israel, where he earned an MA in International Relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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