Rafael Castro, at The Blogs

Rafael Castro

Nov 5, 2024, 2:35 PM

Long-term demographic and geostrategic trends are eroding support for Israel in the Western world. Conversely, economic interests and the existential threat posed by an expansionist Shiite Iran favor a historic rapprochement with Saudi Arabia and other Sunni Arab nations....

Mar 27, 2023, 11:17 PM

Open letter to our Israeli friends

As friends of Israel and the Jewish people whose fondness for Zionism and Jewish civilization is rooted in respect and admiration for the enlightened and humanitarian values both historically embody, we are concerned. We are concerned by the rise of...

Apr 16, 2018, 3:51 PM

What Hasbara can learn from Woody Allen

Woody Allen characters and Israelis are among the world’s most well-known Jews. Whereas the New York City Jews which Woody Allen portrays delight hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide, Israelis tend to irk public opinion. The Jewish characters Woody Allen...

Jul 26, 2017, 1:27 PM

Netanyahu’s missed opportunity

Netanyahu removed the metal detectors from the Temple Mount. Israeli soldiers can once again be shot and slaughtered there. Ignominious is the label that best describes Netanyahu’s surrender: The security and sanctity of Judaism’s holiest site has been profaned;...

About Me

Rafael Castro was born in Italy and earned a degree in Economics at Yale and a masters degree in Political Science at Hebrew University. In addition to working in the development aid sector, he has years of experience in the German IT industry and has written op-eds for over 10 years at YNET and Arutz 7.