Michael Dickson, at The Blogs

May 28, 2021, 3:06 AM

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...

May 5, 2015, 11:45 AM

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The misleading of Ms. Lauryn Hill

Plain and simple: Vicious, anti-Israel online extremists bullied the singer into canceling her Israel concert

Dec 18, 2014, 12:34 PM

In(teractive) Love With Israel

Warning: Clicking on this video outside of Israel will make you want to book a vacation ASAP. (You can also view the video here) There - now you've been warned - proceed and you'll take part in an interactive video experience...

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