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May 26, 2020, 7:46 PM

Opinion: Israel as the Only Jewish Homeland

I think this has always been problematic and could even be offensive to a lot of people. The definition of a homeland is someone's native country; where their people come from. The Arabic word "Yahoodi" comes from the Hebrew...

Mar 29, 2020, 12:10 AM

Jews and Poles: A New Perspective

I've sat and tried thinking of why our people are reputed as the enemies of each other. It is true that history proves injustices and harm, but we must look at it thoroughly. I've read stories of how Poles...

Feb 14, 2020, 9:24 PM

Suicide bomber link in chain connecting Tamimi and Barghouti clans

We've witnessed worldwide uproar from pro-Palestinians as poster girl Ahed Tamimi was arrested in December 2017 and imprisoned for assaulting Israeli soldiers during a violent demonstration in Nabi Salih. Not the smartest thing to do, but innocent enough, right? Against...

Jan 26, 2020, 8:02 AM

Righteous among nations: An Egyptian doctor, a Muslima martyr, and a Polish nun

While also facing persecution from the Germans for being a descendant of what the Nazis called "Hamites," Dr. Mohamed Helmy rescued a young Jewish girl named Anna Boros and hid her until the end of the war. Mohamed began...

Jan 6, 2020, 10:56 AM

To Whom It May Concern

The Middle East is a very complex and conflicted area and its people are misunderstood. In particular, political instability has been an issue in Iraq since the overthrowing of the monarchy in '58 and its replacement, the Ba'ath Party....

Dec 21, 2019, 8:38 PM

Ismail Khaldi and Israeli Bedouins

The Bedouin tribes of Israel were the first to make an alliance with Jews when they came from the north and the south to join hands with and fight for the Jewish state. Bedouins are a nomadic Arab subgroup dispersed...

Nov 11, 2019, 7:54 PM

Religious, Historic, and Legal Rights to Israel

The deed to Jewish land was written some 3,000 years ago in the book of Genesis, where G-d had promised Abraham an everlasting covenant and the land of Canaan as Jewish inheritance. From the Exodus to the realization of...

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Anglo-Polish American Zionist from Lansing, MI blogging about Jews and the Middle East.