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Apr 23, 2026, 9:08 PM

For the first time I shaved on Yom Ha’atzmaut

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This year, for the first time in my life… I shaved on Yom Ha’atzmaut. For many, that sentence will mean very little. For others, it will land exactly where it should. We are in a period of mourning. A time where...

Jan 1, 2026, 11:09 PM

A false brotherhood

The ANC likes to frame its support for Hamas and Palestinian militant groups as a natural extension of its own liberation struggle. That comparison is not just wrong... It is morally bankrupt! Umkhonto we Sizwe was the armed wing of the ANC,...

Jun 16, 2021, 11:44 PM

The world must stop condemning the Palestinians

Some political commentators, a few international legal experts and many defenders of Israel argue that Israel is singled out as a poriah. They maintain that many states and non-state players are responsible for atrocities far worse than those ever...

Jun 7, 2021, 11:16 PM

The death cults that do Israel’s bidding

It was announced yesterday, by the Palestinian Authority, that Muhannad Halabi's family will be receiving $42,000. On October 3, 2015, Halabi stabbed several Israelis, killing two. Several years ago, Halabi was honoured by having a street named after him. Terrorists targeting...

May 31, 2021, 5:45 PM

What was there before the Jewish Occupation of Palestine?

Palestine. Israel. The Land of Israel. These are just some names given to a piece of land that, in this world, is small in size but large in impact. The names of this piece of land are disputed. It would...

May 27, 2021, 11:23 AM

I have a dream (am I allowed to say that?)

Famous words: I have a dream Saying them, writing them, feels a lot like cultural, political and social appropriation. The words, said by countless individuals, over many years in many places, but immortalised by one man, Martin Luther King jr. Words have...

Oct 30, 2015, 5:47 PM

Why can’t I find Baruch Goldstein Street on WAZE?

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All you need to know about the Mideast conflict is in the popular directions and mapping app

Oct 21, 2015, 12:31 PM

The State of Israel gives up: You have won

ATTENTION: Palestinian Freedom Fighters, the BDS, The Non-Aligned Movement and the United Nations The ongoing protests, violence, attacks on, and murders of, our citizens has gone on for too long. We give in. We give up. As the State of Israel,...

Oct 14, 2015, 11:04 PM

Does this sound like a fairy tale?

Does this sound like a fairy tale? Once upon a time, there was a young white man, living in South Africa. This young white man had gone to school and university. On the face of it, he had a lot of...

Aug 17, 2014, 2:33 PM

Is there anything worse than the Zionists blind support of Israel?

Is there anything worse than the Zionists blind support of Israel? Zionists, and supporters of the State of Israel, have long been accused of blindly supporting Israel. Around the world, Zionists have long been accused of supporting Israel, blindly. In South...

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About Me

Uri Marks grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa, with his wife and three children. He continues to grow up, but now in Israel. He is an arm-chair Zionist and laid back Jew, and is very opinionated on both topics.

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