Raffe Gold, at The Blogs

Apply for a Blog

Aug 1, 2013, 10:28 AM

We Need An Election On Peace

I’m sorry to say, Prime Minister, but you can’t have it both ways. You can’t proceed with genuine peace talks with the Palestinians and still lead a party holding your coalition together which demands more settlements be built. You...

Nov 21, 2012, 3:15 AM

So Far, Yet So Close

I am not in Israel. Three weeks ago I returned to Australia in order to pursue a Masters degree. This was always an incredibly difficult decision for me and I knew that it would be a long time until...

Aug 23, 2012, 12:21 PM

No Right To Choose In Israel

Everyone in America is up in arms about women’s rights. The Republicans were hoping that this election would be all about the economy and their contention that President Obama had mishandled it. However now they are all scrambling, days out...

Aug 9, 2012, 9:08 AM

Welcome home from the Olympics. You suck!

A committee to investigate why Israelis didn't bring home any medals. Seriously?

Aug 2, 2012, 1:49 PM

Washing All the Colours of the Rainbow

For 64 years Israel has proudly displayed two colours on her flag: white and blue. They are the eternal colours of the State of Israel. The flag is instantly recognizable and holds a special place within the hearts of...

Aug 1, 2012, 4:36 PM

Out of the Ashes a New Israel Must Rise

Israel is a country born out of suffering. Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, was turned to the path of Jewish Statehood when he saw the rising anti-Semitism in France and knew, with the escalating pogroms in Eastern...

Jul 30, 2012, 12:25 PM

Anonymous Anti-Semites

How do you chastise a group that has no leader, no membership list and no name? How do you hold someone responsible when they do not claim membership to a group and there exists little proof that they belong...

Jul 27, 2012, 5:12 PM

Hope Springs Eternal

I thought long and hard about how to start off my first blog post for The Times of Israel. In the last week we saw a return of Israel’s greatest fear, the suicide bomber, strike our citizens far from...

Load more

About Me

Raffe Gold spent two years living in Israel. He is now taking a short sabbatical from Aliyah to soak up the Australian sun.