Shalom Pollack

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Feb 4, 2022, 5:02 PM

I met a great Jew today

Today I had the honor to meet a very special Jew. I paid a shiva call to Jonathan Pollard. He struggled through the kaddish that he said but he is used to struggling. You could hear how each syllable was meant for...

Feb 1, 2022, 2:55 PM

It was the best of times…

"It was the best of times and it was the worst of times.." Dickens's iconic words come to mind as I sit in Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the independent Jewish state. Clearly, there have been no better times for the Jewish...

Jan 27, 2022, 2:36 PM

Holocaust memorial day – we get it

Today is the official UN International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was on this date that Auschwitz was overrun by the Red Army. Jews do not need a particular date on the calendar to remember the humiliation, torture, and murder of our...

Jan 17, 2022, 7:16 PM

The real problem

The other day in the supermarket I had a conversation in my simple Arabic with a friendly fellow who prepared the fish that I bought. He asked me why I learned Arabic. I said because I live amongst many Arabs...

Jan 9, 2022, 2:50 PM

‘A storm of emotions’

Deputy Economy Minister Yair Golan responded Thursday night to the furor that erupted over his designation of certain settlers as "subhuman" in an interview with Channel 12 News. "This is a mistaken statement made in a storm of emotions and out of anger," The...

Jan 5, 2022, 4:44 PM

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's governing coalition succeeded on Wednesday in passing into law the controversial electricity bill, which would allow tens of thousands of illegally built Arab homes to be hooked up to electricity, water, and telephone lines. This landmark decision of the...

Jan 3, 2022, 4:30 AM

Defense Minister Beni Gantz met Tuesday evening in his home in Rosh Ayin with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. The two discussed the various security and civilian issues at stake. The defense minister informed the Palestinian Authority Chairman that he...

Dec 22, 2021, 4:33 PM

I have a bad sensation these days. I'm feeling somewhat like I did in the days when Israel rolled out the red carpet for our arch enemy Yasir Arafat in 1993 or when Israel expelled thousands of Jewish families...

Dec 15, 2021, 4:10 PM

I finally took part in a very worthy project that I was made aware of recently. Last night, I did not sleep. I volunteered for the "Shomrim (watchmen) of Judea and Samaria”, the Bible heartland. This organization was formed in order to help...

Dec 14, 2021, 9:54 PM

Bar Lev identifies the most dangerous enemy

Public Security Minister Bar-Lev said that he will continue 'to fight Palestinian terrorism as if there was no violence by extremist settlers, and the violence of extremist settlers as if there was no Palestinian terror' despite criticism . Is the...

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About Me

I made Aliyah after receiving an MA in International Relations. I have been writing articles about Israel since my arrival. I am a licensed tour guide since 1980. I served in the IDF. I am the author of ,"Jews, Israelis and Arabs" available on Amazon.