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Aug 15, 2016, 10:40 AM

Israeli Sovereignty is a key take-away for Tisha B’Av

We just experienced Tisha B'Av, the 9th of Av where we commemorate the destruction of Jewish Sovereignty in Israel. This Jewish Sovereignty, predating anything Arab or Moslem by centuries, and is an integral part of our claim of indigenous...

Aug 12, 2015, 8:20 PM

The Iranian Deal — What are we really talking about?

At first, I was not going to write about the Iranian agreement (JCPOA) with the U.S. and the “major powers” because so much has been written on the subject, so what more could I add? And then I spoke...

Jun 17, 2015, 9:48 PM

Schabas’ Fantasy Standards for Laws of War & Human Rights

William Schabas is “the world expert on the law of genocide and international law” (that’s what his Wiki says –I am very impressed but please read on). Schabas does not get the basics of conflicts-of-interest, for example, that any...

May 16, 2015, 3:46 PM

Real vs. memorex: Israel, asymmetric warfare and the laws of war

I just attended an amazing first time conference called “Towards a New Law of War” by Shurat Ha’Din, the legal organization dealing with “lawfare” and other tactics used to cast a very negative light on Israel and its conduct...

Mar 22, 2015, 6:02 PM

Searching for our Soul in this Election

Our election in Israel this week is a story of democracy, foreign influence and a missed chance to debate the real question of Israel’s Soul and Purpose. Here are some quick thoughts on what I think happened: “Anyone but Bibi”...

Mar 5, 2015, 1:04 PM

Israel, Iran and Ideology at Play

There has been so much to write about between the continued issues of Radical Islam, the relationship between Israel and the U.S. especially as it relates to Iran and the continued behavior of incitement by the PLO/PA and Fatah. I...

Dec 30, 2014, 9:52 PM

End of Year Thoughts

End of year thoughts are so arbitrary in both time and space -- issues facing Israel and the Jewish people do not get some type of "reset" January 1st. Rather, we constantly bounce along from crisis to crisis, feel-good...

Nov 25, 2014, 6:28 PM

Keeping perspective

Last week 5 people were brutally murdered in a synagogue in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem. It is a place of worship nearly next door to my son's in-laws (in fact, my son's father-in-law heard the shots from...

Oct 17, 2014, 10:55 PM

Good News for a Change

Why does it seem that nearly all the news you read is about bad stuff? Not just about the Middle East -- bad news all the time about everything -- war, suicide, Ebola, global warming, you name it? The...

Oct 6, 2014, 1:10 PM

My Trip to China – Cultural, Economic and Political Perspectives

My wife and I just returned from a 3 week vacation in China (my 60th Birthday present), and we took in China's ancient cities, "just old" vistas and its modern manifestations. It is a remarkable nation struggling with scale,...

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About Me

Sam Solomon is a successful entrepreneur and business executive with experience in the legal, financial and information technology industries. He has been a jury consultant commentator on U.S. television and has rabbinic ordination.