Shlomo Zwickler

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Apr 24, 2025, 1:30 PM

Not from the ashes of the Holocaust

I note that today is officially "Yom Hashoah." I have often had a difficult relationship with this day. First of all, the selection of a day in Nissan to mark the Holocaust is an oddity in terms of Jewish tradition....

Feb 6, 2025, 10:02 AM

That boy who dared say ‘The Emperor Has No Clothes?’ – His Name is Donald Trump

Hearing Tuesday’s Oval Office comments from the American president left many in disbelief. Israeli journalists in the room were certain they misunderstood or missed a word, only to be in further shock following the subsequent Q&A session. Traditional and...

Aug 5, 2024, 8:11 AM

Brace for Impact: Gutsy Precision Assassinations Restore Israeli Deterrence

It’s hard not to notice that the entire country, perhaps indeed the world at large, is bracing for the impact of an impending multi-prong Iranian attack against Israel. Talking heads are promulgating much chatter in this regard, resultant from...

Apr 29, 2020, 10:30 PM

A viral reality 72 years in the making

For the better part of the past decade, accolades have been resonating about the emergence – no, the arrival – of Israel as a powerful, prosperous and stable country. As an ardent Zionist, proud Jew and Israeli by choice,...

May 1, 2019, 8:02 PM

Every Day is Holocaust Day

At the edge of my grandfather's gravestone in Jerusalem is an inscription to the memory of his family that were murdered in the Holocaust, invoking God's vengeance of their spilt blood. He never spoke their names but I know...

Jun 13, 2018, 7:26 PM

Israeli Judicial Activism is Not American Judicial Review

Former Supreme Court chief Aharon Barak is likened to Justice John Marshall, who established the principle of Judicial Review in the landmark Marbury v. Madison case when the United States was in its infancy, a mere 16 years following...

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About Me

With hands-on expertise in the non-profit sector, government and law in Jerusalem, Washington and New York, Shlomo Zwickler brings an informative and eye-opening perspective on politics, history and public policy in Israel and the United States. Originally from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in New York City, Adv. Shlomo Zwickler has been residing in Israel since 1995 and has been at the forefront of efforts to reclaim and bolster Jewish life in the heart of historic Jerusalem. For over two decades Shlomo has been leading complex projects within the framework of non-profit organizations in Israel and abroad, as well as public relations activities, resource mobilization and legal management of sensitive and nationally significant matters. He serves as an officer and board member of several American and Israeli corporations. Shlomo's legal career commenced at the firm of the widely recognized doyen of Israeli jurisprudence Dr. Jacob Weinroth, and continued at the firm of Adv. Amit Hadad, presently counselor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu among other high-profile individuals. Shlomo is admitted to the bar in the State of Israel and his law practice is focused on legal analysis and representation regarding real property, transactions, corporate compliance, non-profit/charities law, contracts, negotiations and Durable Powers of Attorney.