Roei Eisenberg, at The Blogs

Jan 22, 2013, 7:44 AM

The Most Hardline Government in Israeli History

We wield words like weapons. We accuse writers of bias, reporters of journalistic malpractice, and citizens - of certain countries - of criminal behavior on a national scale. But we rarely stop the rushing train of accusations long enough...

Oct 15, 2012, 8:22 PM

Primary sources

Every night after I've brushed my teeth, flossed, and turned on the classical music to which I go to sleep, I read a a primary source selection from The Zionist Idea or The Jew in the Modern World. It...

Oct 7, 2012, 4:29 PM

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Identity, interrupted

I don't understand why the news is filled with fear-mongering about our foreign enemies while our dissolving Jewish identity is swept under the rug

Sep 29, 2012, 1:20 AM

The Speech Bibi Could Have Given

As my Twitter feed exploded with mockery and support for Netanyahu's ACME antics, I took a moment to imagine what might have been: Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen: today we must speak of a grave...

Sep 4, 2012, 10:37 PM

The New Kiss of Death

David Ben-Gurion famously warned American Jewry that assimilation and acculturation into American society would be the slow kiss of death for their community. Fifty years later a more horrifying specter has reared its head. The American Jewish community has...

About Me

Roei Eisenberg studied Political Science at Washington University in St Louis and continued his education at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya's Diplomacy and Conflict Studies program