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Nov 8, 2026, 5:32 PM

Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945

Ian Buruma was personally invested in writing Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945. His interest in wartime Berlin stemmed from his father's experience as a Dutch forced laborer in Germany's capital from 1943 to 1945. Leo Buruma, whose mother was Jewish, was...

Nov 6, 2026, 8:27 PM

Israel’s Alliance With The US Is At Risk

Israel and the United States have reached an inflection point in their decades-long relationship. As its international isolation grows, Israel can no longer be certain that it can rely on its greatest ally unequivocally. Until three years ago, Israel could...

Nov 4, 2026, 9:08 PM

Abdul El-Sayed’s Victory – A Sign Of The Times

Voters in the US midterm elections on November 3 largely repudiated President Donald Trump and his Republican Party as the Democrats wrested control of the Senate and the House of Representatives. One of the most watched congressional races took place...

Nov 2, 2026, 6:56 PM

Canada, The US And Israel

With the midterm elections in the United States only a day away, the US embassy in Ottawa is sticking to its implausible claim that Canada has been interfering in its democratic process. To the best of my knowledge, this marks...

Oct 31, 2026, 5:27 PM

The Mad Dog Of Europe

Shortly after Adolf Hitler's accession to power as Germany's chancellor in 1933, the noted Hollywood screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz wrote The Mad Dog Of Europe, an anti-Nazi script that, he hoped, could be turned into a movie. As hard as he...

Oct 29, 2026, 4:26 PM

Israel Plunges Into Post-Election Wrangling

Israel finds itself in a very familiar place following the general election on October 27. Pundits touted it as one of the most consequential in Israel's history and a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership. But with about 90...

Oct 27, 2026, 4:18 PM

Iran Looms Large On Election Day In Israel

As Israelis cast their ballots in today's general election, some voters may wonder whether Israel may soon be at war with Iran, its greatest enemy, yet again. Since 2025, Israel and Iran have fought two wars. In both instances, the...

Oct 25, 2026, 4:21 PM

Toronto’s Mayor Leans Toward The Palestinians

Residents of Toronto head to the polls on October 26 to reelect Mayor Olivia Chow for a second term or to elect city councilman Brad Bradford as her successor. It is a tight race and could go either way,...

Oct 23, 2026, 2:41 PM

German Army Deserters During World War II

It took Germany six decades to come to terms with the harsh treatment that the Nazi regime meted out to German army deserters during World War II. Upwards of 22,000 German soldiers were executed after Wehrmacht military courts pronounced...

Oct 21, 2026, 8:53 PM

New Syrian School Textbooks Demonize Jews, Israel

Syria was thrust into a new era toward the end of December in 2024 with the fall of President Bashar al-Assad's secular Baathist regime and his replacement by an Islamist political order led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former...

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Sheldon Kirshner is a journalist in Toronto. He writes at his online journal, SheldonKirshner.com