Ron Kronish, at The Blogs

Dec 1, 2024, 3:04 PM

Netanyahu by Ranan Lurie, courtesy of wikicommons

Pharaoh’s heart stiffened and he did not heed them (Exodus 7:13) After nearly 14 months of warfare in Gaza, which has wrought a humanitarian disaster of huge proportions and during which many Israeli soldiers have been killed or wounded, it...

Oct 22, 2024, 8:18 PM

Bibi disappoints Israeli society and the world once again

When the news broke last Thursday, during the first day of the holiday of Sukkot, that Yahiyah Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, had been killed (even though it was quite by accident), there was all of a...

Oct 14, 2024, 7:59 AM

Is Arrogance and Irresponsibility leading us to disaster again?

Crime Minister sign at protest against PM Netanyahu, May 15, 2024, wikicommons images

We have sinned against You through arrogance. We have sinned against You by throwing off all restraint From the Yom Kippur liturgy, (Translation: Mahzor Lev Shalem) On this past shabbat, Jews in Israel and around the world recited the verses above during...

Oct 7, 2024, 8:33 AM

The moral stain of the Israeli government: Abandonment of the hostages

courtesy of Ron Kronish. Ron Kronish at a protest against the government in Israel.

On this past Saturday night, I attended the weekly protest against the current immoral and irresponsible government of Israel, along with one of my daughters and my eldest granddaughter. The Jerusalem demonstration, which was held close to the official...

Sep 24, 2024, 11:07 AM

Ten questions for people who are thinking of voting for the former president

Image of Orange Man stature, courtesy of Wiki commons images

For a long time, I have been surprised that anyone in their right mind would vote for the former president (I can’t say his name) from Florida. I just don’t get how anyone can do it. So, for those of...

Sep 15, 2024, 5:05 PM

Ten questions for the Prime Minister of Israel

Dear Mr. Prime Minister, When you go to sleep at night or when you have breakfast (after having your hair fixed and your make up put on), here are some questions you might want to think about: Why have you...

Sep 3, 2024, 12:14 PM

Hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens are protesting against the government

On Sunday morning we woke up in Israel to the shocking news that 6 Israeli citizens had been found dead in the tunnels of Hamas in Gaza. This led to massive protests of between 700-800,000 all over Israel against...

Aug 27, 2024, 11:52 AM

Bibi-itis and Trumpetitis : new medical diagnoses and cures

M-Pox virus, courtesy of wikicommons images

A new (or old) virus has recently been discovered and diagnosed in Israel. Millions of people are suffering from it. It is called Bibi-itis, named after the current Prime Minister. The main symptoms are: nausea, revulsion, confusion, and despair. Additional symptoms...

Aug 21, 2024, 10:17 AM

Jewish settlers in the West Bank are committing blasphemous acts of violence

Rabbi Ron Kronish visits an injured Palestinian, courtesy of Ron Kronish

This was the live update that I received in my inbox last Thursday, August 15th, from The Times of Israel: Roughly 50 masked Israeli settlers have invaded the Palestinian village of Jit, torching at least four homes and six vehicles,...

Aug 7, 2024, 12:53 PM

Some good news: a little bit of hope from Jerusalem

Peace Forest in Jerusalem, courtesy of Ron Kronish

There is an old Jewish joke/line that I used to tell many years ago when I lectured about the peace process and was more optimistic than I am today: Even though I’m Jewish I have some good news for...

About Me

Rabbi Dr Ron Kronish is the Founding Director the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel (ICCI), which he directed for 25 years. Now retired, he is an independent educator, author, lecturer, writer, speaker, blogger and consultant. He is the editor of 5 books, including Coexistence and Reconciliation in Israel--Voices for Interreligious Dialogue (Paulist Press, 2015). His new book, The Other Peace Process: Interreligious Dialogue, a View from Jerusalem, was published by Hamilton Books, an imprint of Rowman and LIttelfield, in September 2017. He recently (September 2022) published a new book about peacebuilders in Israel and Palestine entitled Profiles in Peace: Voices of Peacebuilders in the midst of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, which is available on Amazon Books, Barnes and Noble and the Book Depository websites,