Quentin Hill, at The Blogs

Dec 17, 2020, 1:51 AM

We don’t need just love, we need support

Recently, the fringe anti-Zionist organization, Jewish Voice for Peace, hosted a panel focused on “dismantling antisemitism”, featuring a cast of controversial characters such as Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, Peter Beinart, Marc Lamont Hill, and Barbara Ransby, moderated by Rabbi Alissa...

Oct 6, 2020, 11:08 PM

Shifting Alliances in the Middle East

ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 4: (RUSSIA OUT) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) pose for a photo during their meeting at the presidential palace on April 4, 2018 in Ankara, Turkey. Russian President Vladimir Putin is having a two-days state visit to Turkey. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

What is happening in the Middle East today? The region has been in disarray for quite some time as I laid out in a previous article. However, in the time since that article was written, the Middle East has...

Sep 15, 2020, 6:49 AM

Joe Biden Gets Iran

US Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee�s (AIPAC) annual policy conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, May 5, 2009. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Former Vice President and Democratic nominee for President, Joe Biden, published an op-ed on Sunday in CNN criticizing the Trump administration’s policies on Iran. He argued that there is a “smarter way to be tough on Iran”. I’ll admit...

Sep 10, 2020, 6:50 AM

Peace with Security

Illustrative: An Israeli Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jet takes part in a graduation ceremony for IAF pilots at the Hatzerim base in Israel's Negev desert on December 26, 2018. (Jack Guez/AFP)

Next Tuesday, a delegation from the United Arab Emirates will meet an Israeli delegation led by Prime Minister Netanyahu to formally sign the Israel-UAE Peace Agreement at the White House. This historic moment is a giant step forward in...

Aug 27, 2020, 9:59 PM

We Must Confront Iran

For the last two decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been dedicated to a single mission, consolidating their influence throughout the Middle East and become a regional power. Since the early days of the U.S. invasion of Iraq,...

Aug 26, 2020, 11:14 PM

Can we meet this moment?

America is currently facing a level of social unrest that hasn’t been seen in decades. On top of a highly polarized electorate in an election year, the U.S. continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, and protests have broken out...

Aug 19, 2020, 11:31 PM

Israel Isn’t a Wedge Issue

The United States of America and Israel share one of the strongest bilateral relationships in the world. While the alliance between the two countries is fairly new, dating back to America’s recognition of Israel on the day it declared...

Aug 18, 2020, 1:25 AM

Becoming a Progressive Zionist

I grew up in a small and fairly conservative town in Iowa. In 2009, Iowa became the third state to pass marriage equality through a unanimous Supreme Court ruling. I was still a young closeted kid at that time...

Aug 13, 2020, 10:08 PM

The Point of No Return: A Region in Disarray

Nearing the Point of No Return: A Region in Disarray The Middle East has always been one of the most conflict ridden regions of the world. However, in the past decade, we’ve seen an already unstable region become a powder...

About Me

Quentin is an LGBTQ and progressive pro-Israel advocate who has spent the last four years in the Israel advocacy space. His writing includes Jewish identity, LGBTQ stories, and navigating the regional conflicts of the MIddle East.