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Tal Edelstein

Jan 28, 2018, 12:45 PM

BDS Anywhere in Israel Is BDS Against Only Israel

In 2008, after weeks of negotiations, then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered the following to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in a face-to-face meeting: 93.7% of the West Bank territory annexed by Jordan before 1967 plus 5.8% of adjacent...

Apr 4, 2017, 12:16 PM

The Harm Principle and BDS

In his book, On Liberty, philosopher John Stuart Mill explains that censorship is the enemy of a society. Mill argues that the only way for one to create a full and complete argument is to consider, engage, and explore...

Jan 19, 2017, 2:05 AM

Sequencing the Peace Process

This past winter break, I was able to see with my own eyes the various components of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I was able to get a firsthand account of many of the things that both sides must strive for...

Apr 21, 2016, 7:00 PM

Imperialistic Dreams

For nearly 100 years, Israel’s government has made move after move, change after change, attempt after attempt, to engage in dialogue with their Arab and Palestinian neighbors. Left-wing dovish governments and right-wing hawkish governments. War and no war. Settlement...

Jan 5, 2016, 7:30 AM

Public Display of Affection

Last week I was in Washington, D.C. for a pro-Israel advocacy and leadership conference, where over 420 of the top Israel advocates on U.S. college campuses learned how to be the best and strongest advocates for the State of...

About Me

Tal Edelstein was born and raised in Tivon, Israel before moving to Los Angeles, California at the age of 12. Tal works for the Hillel at the University of Pennsylvania as the Springboard Ezra Fellow and Israel Engagement Specialist. He graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, with degrees in Business Finance and Global Politics. He was the Founder and Chairman of the on-campus pro-Israel club, Mustangs United For Israel, as well as the Founder and President of the Mustangs Israel Public Affairs Committee.