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Jun 10, 2020, 9:28 PM

These are not Zionists

For a long time already, the Zionist Organization of America has placed itself outside the mainstream of true Zionists. However, they have now reached such a low point that they need to be placed beyond the pale - these...

Mar 23, 2020, 7:55 PM

Moaners and Groaners

We Israelis love to moan and groan – about just about everything. We complain about the weather, the government, the neighbors – you name it. But the greatest moaners and groaners are the grandparents, who have lots to say...

Mar 4, 2020, 10:56 AM

Electile Dysfunction

Our political system, and especially the parties that comprise it, has a fatal disease, known as Electile Dysfunction! This infection has been confirmed by the latest election results! The desire is there but the parties disappoint their partners. They cannot get...

Oct 30, 2018, 9:45 PM

Faith in Humanity

My family and friends and acquaintances know me as a man of many words – some will say too many – both when speaking and in my writings. Yet, my voice has been stilled for quite a while by...

Oct 3, 2017, 1:23 PM

Sorry, so sorry …

During this season of ‘Slichot’, the prayers asking God for forgiveness, or as our Catholic brethren say, ‘an Act of Contrition’, my mind turns once again to those acts of repentance that are so commonly displayed here, usually by...

Oct 12, 2016, 10:19 PM

Are you fasting?

Israel is, as we all know, a very intrusive society. Everyone knows – or wants to know – everything about everyone. Your business is everyone's business. People have no shame, no shyness, no hesitation about asking about almost everything –...

Aug 3, 2016, 11:54 AM

American Election Blues

As a true democrat (with a small 'd'), I firmly believe in the right of every citizen to have his/her own political opinion and to support the party of their choice, even if I don't agree with them. That's...

Jul 21, 2016, 11:55 AM

On, and Off Guns

The horrific events of the past months that have involved police shootings are hard to ignore, and hard to imagine. The latest rounds by, and of, police officers are horrific and depressing. This small post is just me thinking...

Jan 19, 2016, 7:30 PM

Something Nice for Once

When I came to Israel some 47 years ago, it was a very isolated and insular country. There was not even a transit lounge at the airport, as there was nowhere to go from here -- except back to...

Nov 15, 2015, 11:33 PM

Aux Armes, Citoyens

WARNING! This is not going to be a popular post! After Friday night’s horrific attacks in Paris, President Hollande of France proclaimed “Maintenant, c’est la guerre” - or “Now, it’s war”. And he is correct, just a wee bit late....

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About Me

Richard Steinitz is the published author of THREE novels - The Voyage of the Stingray, Murder Over the Border, and Kaplan's Quest, as well as a free-lance provider of of English language services: Hebrew-to-English translation, proofreading, copy-editing, content-writing, basic graphics and image manipulation, and more. He worked for an international educational publisher for almost 20 years as their local representative, until his retirement at the end of 2015. Born in New York City, Richard came to Israel on a visit in July 1967, and returned a year later to see what life here is like. He's still here. Richard is married to Naomi, father of Yael and Oren, and grandfather of two.