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Aug 6, 2020, 1:13 PM

Land for land for stability for peace

On annexation A third way – overlooked as usual by the Israeli government and the Palestinians in their hurry to make maximalist claims and deny the rights of the other to anything much. One of the core issues Israel has in...

May 16, 2020, 9:55 PM

The Introverted War

Covid-19 is not Hamas-13 or Galil-82 or Kippur-73. It cannot be fought accordingly by the IDF; the nation cannot be led accordingly by its Prime Minister; its people cannot respond accordingly with the well-rehearsed mental and practical drills we...

Aug 13, 2019, 7:47 PM

The Bibi-Cristina tango

Presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez addresses supporters at the "Frente de Todos" party headquarters after primary elections in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Sebastian Pani)

Un PASitO pa’lante Cristina, diez pesitos p’atrás I am writing this from the other city I could happily have made aliyah to, if Tel Aviv hadn't come calling -- Buenos Aires. Sunday's absurd primary elections were nearly as unnecessary and...

Nov 1, 2018, 9:45 PM

We shall replace you

In the few days since the GA, as I have been writing the second part of my "white paper" (Investing In Shared Destiny), the world has changed. It is impossible to ignore the tragic events in Pittsburgh, or therefore...

Oct 19, 2018, 11:23 AM

Investing in shared destiny – Part I

CONTEXT Next week, the annual General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America will come to Tel Aviv for the first time in its history. Below is a full “white paper” with more technical information, but here is a synopsis...

Jun 6, 2018, 2:49 PM

Don’t cry for Argentina, Israel!

Argentina's forward Lionel Messi (L) and teammates take part in a training session at the FC Barcelona 'Joan Gamper' sports center in Sant Joan Despi near Barcelona on June 5, 2018. (AFP / PAU BARRENA)

How desperate BDS must be If getting an exhibition soccer match cancelled is a big victory

Feb 9, 2015, 2:40 AM

The boy grew up: 4th generation support of Israel

Around the same time as the Balfour Declaration and the fall of the Ottoman Empire set the Zionist movement on the road towards the founding of Israel, via some 30 years of British Mandate control, the people of Ireland...

Sep 25, 2014, 7:03 PM

Repairing the neighbourhood

Let's talk about Gaza again. The dust has settled, and Egypt will shortly play host to the usual conference about handing the Palestinians millions of dollars without sensible checks and balances. Nothing much will be built, and funds will...

Aug 16, 2014, 12:17 AM

Israel-Gaza: A test of quaint old British ‘fair play’

On the muddled Britons who agree Israel must use force but aren't comfortable seeing death and destruction

Jun 20, 2013, 6:46 PM

In conversation: Adrian Gore – defining South African vitality

25 years after Israel severed ties with apartheid South Africa, there is only a flickering memory of the troubled relationship between the two countries. Today, South Africa’s and Israel’s alliance is strong, at both the business and governmental level....

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Michael is Executive Director of Asquith Israel Merchant Bank, which seeks to go "Beyond the Start-Up Nation" by investing long-term in Israeli growth companies.