Roy Doliner

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Apr 15, 2016, 11:03 AM

Today I am one year old…

Today is the first anniversary of my aliyah, my rebirth as a citizen of Eretz Yisrael. Since so many people in Italy and the USA and around the world asked me why I would leave an exciting life in...

Nov 5, 2014, 8:55 PM

The world’s fastest growing faith is not Islam!

Here in Europe, there is much talk about the decline of Christianity. Each year, more and more Catholics, Lutherans and Anglicans leave the faith, more and more churches close their doors or become mosques. In the Kreuzberg district of...

Feb 11, 2014, 8:03 AM

Breaking through the B(D)S: Why speak at Ariel University?

When I first saw the initials BDS, I thought it was a sort of perverted sexual activity. I soon found out that it was a perverted hijacking of liberalism and pacifism, allowing closet anti-Semites to strike a public pose...

Jan 16, 2014, 2:56 AM

Let’s get real about the “peace process” – What the White House and Ramallah don’t want you to know

There are seven uncomfortable truths about the Israel-PA negotiations that the Obama administration is currently mismanaging. Everyone in the symbiotic worlds of diplomacy, journalism and politics knows these simple, undeniable facts, but they prefer to ignore them and pretend...

Oct 11, 2013, 4:44 PM

App’ed to cause trouble: The first demo test of a new BDS App

Attention, all you gadget geeks and guardians of the global good - this is the app that you’ve been waiting for! Developed by moderate Muslim programmers in bunkers below Tehran, and sponsored by the moderate monarchy of Qatar (who...

Sep 2, 2013, 2:23 PM

An open letter to the UNRWA: I’m a Palestinian Refugee, Too

Dear UNRWA: Congratulations! Whereas most other refugee services go out of business just a few years after any war, you’ve not only managed to keep your jobs but also to make your organization, your budget and your payroll grow exponentially...

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About Me

Roy Doliner is an international writer and lecturer, and the co-author of the NY Times best-seller THE SISTINE SECRETS. He is often seen in Italian media speaking on the history of Art, Italian Jewry, and the Renaissance. He has lectured at the Knesset, Yale University, top museums in Italy, the 92nd St. Y, and Ariel University, among many others. His latest book is HIDDEN BENEATH THE BEAUTY: Kabbalistic Secrets in Italian Art.