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Steve Rubin

Jul 29, 2026, 1:18 PM

Why This Reservist Is Voting for Avigdor Liberman

I am 42 years old. Since October 7, I have served hundreds of days as a combat reservist. Although I have reached the age of exemption, I recently volunteered for another year because serving Israel is a privilege, not a...

May 28, 2024, 1:05 PM

After the war, Israel must truly disengage from Gaza

Since World War II, there has never been a more justified military campaign against barbarism than Israel’s war on Hamas and Palestinian terror in the Gaza Strip. The only just action Israel could take in response to such a crimes...

Jun 20, 2021, 11:03 PM

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Liberman’s legacy: The epilogue is being written

Avigdor Liberman meeting with Yair Lapid. June 19 2021. (Twitter)

As finance minister, the Yisrael Beytenu party chair is finally in a position to affect socio-economic change, especially in the ultra-Orthodox sector

Jul 12, 2012, 10:58 AM

In the Land of Israel

If you want to understand Israel, you must first understand its enigmatic people. There is no better writer than Amos Oz to take you on this fascinating journey. Israeli society is often prone to a manic state of mind that...

Jun 12, 2012, 10:50 AM

Deciphering ‘The Dictator’

Debates have been swirling in the media about undertones of racism in Sacha Baron Cohen's new film 'The Dictator.' Is Baron Cohen mocking Arab and Muslim society or simply addressing the dirty politics that have gone into supporting and...

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The author is the former director of tourism for the city of Jerusalem. He is a lecturer and expert on the Jewish world and diaspora affairs and has worked as a communications and political advisor in the Knesset. He has served multiple tours of combat duty in the Gaza Strip and elsewhere since the 7th of October.

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