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Nicholas Jagdeo

Executive Director - Understanding Israel Foundation

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Sep 20, 2026, 5:14 PM

At Least We Don’t Need Forgiveness For Inaction

"Justice, justice you shall pursue"... does not entail patting ourselves on our backs because we have raised an Israel flag and said a prayer, but in pursuing meaningful action: justice for Israel. It’s been three years and three months since Understanding...

Sep 15, 2026, 11:18 AM

Everyone’s Self-Identity Counts – Except the Jews

Everyone's Identity Matters - Except the Jews

How important is your identity to you? What happens if someone tries to take your identity away from you - not just insult your identity, but claim it never belonged to you at all? How would you respond or...

Sep 11, 2026, 4:28 AM

64 Years & Beyond: Israel and T&T

The Understanding Israel Foundation remains the on-the-ground bridge between Trinidad and Tobago and the uncontestable truth of Israel's moral and inalienable right to self-defense... The nations of Trinidad and Tobago and Israel have enjoyed relations since the very day of...

May 15, 2026, 7:26 AM

Israel & Trinidad and Tobago: Mirrors & Parallels – Part 3

PART 3 of 3: Israel-Trinidad and Tobago Mirrors and Parallels. Read PART 1 here. Read PART 2 here. Trinidad and Tobago gives Israel something it has almost nowhere in the Caribbean and Latin American context: a democratic, English-speaking, pro-American partner with...

May 13, 2026, 6:39 AM

Israel & Trinidad and Tobago: Mirrors & Parallels – Part 2

PART 2 of 3: Israel-Trinidad and Tobago Mirrors and Parallels. Read PART 1 here. America and Israel; America and Trinidad and Tobago; America-Israel-Trinidad and Tobago. Trump... is a more reliable security partner than multilateral institutions such as the UN... which... largely failed...

May 12, 2026, 3:42 AM

Israel & Trinidad and Tobago: Mirrors & Parallels – Part 1

PART 1 of 3: Israel-Trinidad and Tobago Mirrors and Parallels. ...the foundation for a deeper bilateral relationship between Israel and Trinidad and Tobago is not manufactured. It is organic, it is natural... it is inevitable. One of the most unique things...

Dec 31, 2025, 1:26 PM

A Reflection and Report from Trinidad and Tobago

As we close 2025, it feels like finally the nightmare of October 7 has come to an end; that we've finally turned the page on the calendar to a new day. Softly, tenderly, spring has descended on us: the...

Oct 14, 2025, 10:39 AM

A Message from the Caribbean: Sof, sof, habayta.

“Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has granted us life, sustained us and enabled us to reach this occasion.” With grateful and joyous hearts, the Understanding Israel Foundation and the people of the Caribbean join...

May 2, 2024, 11:35 PM

How Premature Recognition of a Palestinian State Jeopardizes the Peace Process

Currently, the Israeli government and the interim government of the Palestinian people, the Palestinian Authority, are bound by the Oslo Peace Accords, with Oslo I being signed in 1993 in Washington, DC, and Oslo II being signed in 1995...

Jul 25, 2023, 6:06 PM

An Open Letter to the Israeli Police

In the summer of 2015, my cellphone was stolen. This is no unique occurrence in Tel Aviv. If you are not vigilant, your cellphone, your wallet and/or bike will, at some point, be stolen in the city. At the time,...

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About Me

Nicholas Jagdeo is the founder and Executive Director of "Understanding Israel Foundation", the only pro-Israel advocacy think tank in the English-speaking Caribbean, and Vice-President of the "Israel-Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Commerce". Nicholas' debut novel, "The First Jew: The Resurrection of Abraham", is available: https://www.amazon.com/First-Jew-Resurrection-Abraham-ebook/dp/B07348LK3F He is a Schusterman Foundation ROI Alumni (2019), recipient of the JJ Greenberg Young Jewish Leaders Award from Torat Chayim (2022), Ohr Torah Interfaith Center International Fellow (2024) and holds a Master of International Business, an MSc in Strategic Leadership and Innovation, and is currently pursuing his MA in Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

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