Uri Hirsch

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Mar 27, 2025, 2:48 PM

What is Democracy?

The left has it all backward. Protest signs for Democracy actually support the coalition. Till this new legislation was passed judges were not appointed in a Democratic way---now they will be. The new law "elevates the influence of the political...

Mar 26, 2025, 11:04 AM

An Orthodox LGBTQ club?

By all methods of translation, an Orthodox LGBTQ club is an oxymoron par excellence. Yeshiva University in New York was apparently forced to allow such a club as part of its institution by court order. Although YU fought valiantly...

Mar 20, 2025, 4:53 AM

Letter to the United Nations

The following was sent to the Secretary General of the United Nations after his latest criticism of Israel after it reinvaded Gaza: Simply put, the secretary general has his opinions reversed and confused. He criticizes Israel for attacking Hamas in Gaza...

Feb 5, 2025, 11:08 AM

In light of the latest Trump declaration about Gaza the following might be what that territory will look like in a few years. First, if Canada and Mexico are bypassed, it could become the 51st state of the US, or...

Jan 5, 2025, 5:05 PM

Honoring Antisemites

By now, most people around the world will have heard/seen President Joseph Biden award Medals of Freedom on his way out of the White House. If Biden was concerned about his legacy till now with all his failures and reputation...

Aug 30, 2024, 7:26 PM

Kamala Harris, Good or Bad for Israel?

The answer to the question is: Who knows, time will tell IF she wins the election. However, we can deduce certain opinions from her CNN interview and some other comments that she made. As we have now heard she...

Jun 27, 2023, 12:57 PM

Boycotts go both ways

We read with dismay this morning that the U.S. will not invite certain ministers to its annual July 4th Independence Day celebration. This is ostensibly because the U.S. doesn't agree with their political views. This action is reprehensible on the...

Dec 9, 2022, 4:57 PM

Respect your own as you would respect others

Before entering a Muslim mosque it is required, amongst other rules, to remove your shoes and maintain silence and resist using phones. Before entering a church there are also some of them that forbid wearing shoes as well but...

Jul 17, 2022, 12:12 AM

Hands versus voice

The singer Yuval Dayan refused to shake the hand of President Biden after completing her song "Lu Yehi". The song's title can be translated as "If it only would be". That is somewhat an ironic meaning for what happened....

Oct 28, 2021, 12:35 AM

3,000 new houses? Why not 30,000?

First, I need to get something off my chest. Why does Israel have to publicize to the world how many housing units it's going to build? Do other countries do that? Next, to the crux of this blog. Ned Price...

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M.Ed from a leading U.S. university. English instructor. Former Gabai in U.S. and Israeli synagogues. Lover of Israel. Member of the politically right in Israel.