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Michael Dickson

Executive Director, StandWithUs - Israel

Nov 16, 2023, 3:09 AM

Alyssa Milano is an actress who most recently rose to prominence as being one of the voices of the #MeToo movement. She tweeted in response to the massive pro-Israel rally in Washington D.C. Here is the text of her tweet...

Nov 2, 2023, 4:46 AM

For Jews, every day is October 7th

Experiencing violent trauma would have been enough. Now imagine experiencing violent trauma, the rape of your loved ones, their murder in ways so brutal as to be almost unimaginable, and then their dismemberment and the defilement of their bodies. Add...

May 28, 2021, 3:06 AM

Insecure Jews

I used to teach at a Jewish school in London. One day, we took the students on a trip. We climbed on board the bus with the children, the staff and our security guards and the first set of...

Apr 14, 2021, 12:50 PM

What I told my daughter about Israel

Looking at the array of outstanding individuals who were asked to speak on the topic of optimism tonight, I’m a little intimidated – I’m not an expert in Kabballah, I’m not a Life Coach. But there is one aspect of...

Dec 11, 2019, 7:09 PM

The day after Corbyn

I was 7 years old and looking at books in the children’s section of our local public library in north London. A teen walked over to me and whispered “Jewbag” in my ear. That was the first time I...

Apr 7, 2019, 12:59 PM

Israel’s Democracy Deserves Your Respect

Dear World, This week an amazing thing will happen in the Middle East. Keep that in mind, because your local media may not represent it that way. Millions of citizens, men and women, regardless of gender, ethnicity, race or religion, will...

Nov 1, 2018, 9:41 AM

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The 17-year-old terrorist

From cradle to grave, indoctrination to hate Israelis and Jews has been a pillar of Palestinian education

Mar 2, 2017, 3:40 PM

Anti-Semitism and insecure Jews

I used to teach at a Jewish school in London. One day, we took the students on a trip. We climbed on board the bus with the children, the staff and our security guards and the first set of...

Dec 7, 2015, 1:51 PM

A Letter to My Bat Mitzvah Girl

As I write this, I’m bursting. Bursting with emotion and with excitement. Can there be any prouder moment for a father of young children than his daughter’s Bat Mitzvah? To see a life that your mother and I brought into...

About Me

Michael Dickson is Executive Director of StandWithUs - Israel and the author of ISResilience: What Israelis Can Teach the World. Michael is a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Communication of Bar Ilan University and he was named as the 14th most influential Jew on Twitter by JTA. He is a recipient of the Bonei Zion prize, recognizing the achievements of outstanding Anglo immigrants and their contribution to the State of Israel. Views expressed are personal. Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/michaeldickson