Michael Aarenau

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Feb 21, 2019, 9:22 AM

Banned in 1988, assassinated in 1990, mainstreamed in 2019: Kahane lives

Meir Kahane addresses a gathering at the Silver Springs Jewish Center in Maryland, October 27, 1988. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)

It's the boiling frog phenomenon: what began innocently enough with a few bad eggs ends with hatred and extremism engulfing the Knesset

Oct 31, 2018, 8:05 PM

Let’s Settle the Debate: Donald Trump Is an Anti-Semite

President Donald J. Trump is a disgusting anti-Semite. There. I said it. It's not a particularly brave thing to say since it's been obvious from the beginning, but you'd be surprised at how many people (especially Jews - particularly in...

Oct 17, 2018, 8:00 AM

Welcome to Israel! Please Leave Your Dissent at the Door

Nothing screams "only democracy in the Middle East" like giving a full-on political pap smear to visitors who wish to enter your country and yet, that's exactly what Israel has been doing since passing its controversial anti-BDS law, which...

Jul 23, 2018, 12:20 AM

The Nation-State Bill’s Hideousness Is Showcased Not in Its Bite But in Its Bark

On July 18, Israel passed its controversial Nation-State bill, with just 62 of its 120 MKs voting in favour. Upon its passing, pandemonium erupted in the Knesset, with Arab MKs tearing up copies of the bill and being escorted...

May 25, 2018, 8:21 AM

Gaza and the Failure of the Canadian Jewish Community to Dispel the Myth of Dual Loyalty

On May 14, over 35,000 Gazans protested along the border as they had done for the past six weeks leading up to Naqba Day (the day that Palestinians commemorate the 700,000+ Arabs that either left or were expelled from...

May 11, 2018, 6:18 AM

Israel’s strikes on Iranian Forces in Syria: retaliation or aggression?

Last night, Israel launched its largest strike in Syria since the beginning of the civil war, with the IDF reporting that they had struck almost all of Iran's military infrastructure inside of Syria. This military operation was carried out...

Apr 10, 2018, 8:27 AM

How an Afternoon with the Palestinian Ambassador to Canada Opened My Eyes to the Near Impossibility of Peace

I've always been a firm believer in the power of dialogue, so around this time last year when I was invited by the Carleton University International Relations Society to attend an intimate meeting with Nabil Marouf, the Ambassador of...

Mar 22, 2018, 5:52 AM

Israel’s separation barrier: legitimate in theory, malicious in practice

Illustrative: A security fence around a Jewish settlement in the West Bank (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

The theory is security, but the practice is to separate Israelis in the same city, based on ethnicity

Mar 15, 2018, 6:58 AM

The murky Assadist swamp is filled with corpses and contradictions

Smoke billows following Syrian government bombardment on the rebel-held besieged town of Harasta, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of Damascus on March 12, 2018. (AFP PHOTO)

If you decry Israel's airstrikes on Gaza, then defending Syria's on Eastern Ghouta is illogical at best

Feb 14, 2018, 6:10 AM

Uncle Bibi Wants You: Israel’s Inevitable Next War with…Syria?

For the past two years, virtually every Israeli newspaper and reputable foreign policy publication has featured countless articles from fellow talking heads on the inevitability of a future Israeli war featuring either Gaza or Lebanon. This has become so...

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About Me

Michael Aarenau lives in Montreal, Quebec. He has a Bachelor's of Public Affairs and Policy Management from Carleton University and is currently pursuing a law degree at McGill University. Michael is passionate about human rights, international affairs and justice. For cheeky insights in 280 characters or less, follow him on twitter @MAarenau