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Mar 9, 2015, 1:48 PM
Not My Bayit Yehudi
A week ago, I wrote a post about Naftali Bennett’s Tel Aviv International Salon talk. I talked about how he advocates for a more hands off government when it comes to everything but marriage; that he is perfectly content...
Mar 2, 2015, 7:32 PM
The Bennett Dichotomy
Last week I went to a talk given by Naftali Bennett. It was hosted by Tel Aviv International Salon, a forum that hosts events in English so that us Olim can have the Bennett-fit (see what I did there?)...
Feb 23, 2015, 2:20 PM
Mondoweiss and the “Antisemitism Strawman”
Mondoweiss is a blog run by Philip Weiss. It's been around for nearly a decade. Jews of Weiss' ilk have been around much longer. We all know the type. The type who wear their Jewishness as some sort of...
Aug 28, 2014, 1:54 PM
Breaking Down Barriers
Something happened in the Twitterverse today that I’m almost certain has never happened. Someone apologized to me for all of the mean, baseless comments he made about me. It was started with the mudslinging we all know and love –...
Aug 23, 2014, 8:16 PM
Cars and Rockets
I recently read this ridiculous cartoon strip on Mondoweiss, an Israel-hating site I should stay far far away from. Then I went ahead and did something even worse: I read the comments. Because knowledge is power. And because I’m...
Aug 13, 2014, 9:17 PM
The UN: A Comedy of Tragedies
The United Nations was created in 1945 after World War II, purportedly to prevent another conflict on that scale. Maybe once upon a time, the UN was an upright, decent organization that actually did stuff. I don’t know, I...
Aug 12, 2014, 2:20 PM
Kicking the Girl
The current situation is incredibly complicated and nuanced. There are many security and humanitarian concerns to deal with. There are centuries of history, deep-rooted emotions and connections to land. There have been many simplifications of the situation, the main...
Aug 10, 2014, 3:26 PM
The insulting comparison of Farah Baker to Anne Frank
There is a new kid on the block, the Gazan sensation Farah Baker. A sweet, intelligent, sixteen year old, she blogs about the Gazan conflict from her viewpoint, taking social media by storm. In a recent SkyNews Google Hangout chat,...
Aug 2, 2014, 11:03 PM
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Aug 1, 2014, 1:29 PM
The Man Behind Operation Protective Edge
Since the outbreak of Protective Edge lots of theories have been flying around as to what is the true political motive behind this. Some say Bibi encouraged this because he doesn't want peace or because he wants better approval...
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