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Jul 25, 2023, 7:31 PM
Why I demonstrate
Dear friends, This posting is going to be quite long, intentionally direct and personal. I make no apology. To say the least, you could describe me at the present time as sad, upset, emotional and yet, determined. On Monday, July 24, we...
Jul 18, 2023, 6:09 PM
Tisha B’Av 2023 – We Can’t Be Quiet
On Wednesday evening, next week, Tisha B'Av starts and we call to mind an episode from many thousands of years ago when the Temple was destroyed and Jerusalem razed to the ground. For a most vivid description of that...
May 30, 2021, 12:05 PM
Never, Never Ever Again
Those of you who know me well, know that on those occasions when Israel is embroiled in “campaigns” for its defense, I write prolifically on the situation. In July/August 2014, I wrote much. Due to a ripped tendon in...
Mar 26, 2019, 1:19 PM
Why I am a Blue and White Supporter
A little while back, a friend asked me why I supported the new alliance party between Yesh Atid and Benny Gantz, an alliance which was to become the Blue and White Party. In my friend's opinion, Lapid was fluffy and...
Jul 25, 2018, 3:16 PM
Have We Lost Our Way?
I have not written for some time and usually only do so at times when Israel is embroiled in an external conflict. But it is not about any external conflict that I write now. I do not intend to...
Aug 23, 2014, 3:08 PM
Snakes and Scorpions
Since Hamas broke the last ceasefire over 300 rockets have been fired at civilian targets in Israel in a matter of three days. As we prepared for Shabbat we heard of the mortar attack that killed a four year old...
Aug 16, 2014, 10:51 AM
My New Heroes
On Wednesday (August 13, 2014) I visited the south of Israel, right on the Gaza border, with a group on a Solidarity Tour. As one leaves Tel Aviv - where the hotels are empty - and drive along HaYarkon (the...
Aug 12, 2014, 2:21 PM
No Apologies
The term anti-Semitism was coined in Germany in 1873 as a scientific-sounding term for Judenhass ("Jew Hatred"). That has been its normal use since then. Whatever its name Jew Hatred is as old as Judaism itself. It has taken on...
Aug 7, 2014, 4:08 PM
Wrestling with G-d
As we all started to settle back into a routine of normality during a ceasefire that has so far been observed by Hamas, the questions that always seem to arise after Israel has been to war are being discussed: Did...
Aug 4, 2014, 11:21 PM
When is a Massacre not a Massacre?
Anyone who doubts that Israel is fighting a war against the most evil and wicked perpetrators of terrorism, need do nothing more than look at some of the videos that are circulating. Watch, if you can, the mass murder...
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Maurice Ross was born in Ireland in 1955. Made Aliyah in 2007, having lived in London, UK since 1965. Former Jewish community Professional and Educator.
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