Yoel Skolnick
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Jul 8, 2018, 10:29 PM
The Road to Khawalid
Khawalid is a beautiful town in the North of Israel.  Its residents are Bedouin who serve in the IDF in addition to other vital aspects of Israeli public service.  They are a few kilometers from a neighboring Kibbutz.  The...
May 30, 2015, 11:23 PM
Will Hillary Clinton miss an Opportunity?
President Obama has already demonstrated that he does not understand the Middle East and that his moral GPS has “gone south” with regard to his recent statement to Iranian leaders stating that the fact that they are anti-semitic doesn't...
May 3, 2015, 7:00 PM
Obama and Iran: Not the right mix
As the negotiations between President Obama and Iran gather momentum I experience a combination of bewilderment, disappointment and grave concern.  The Iranians are expert negotiators with strategic, long term thinking and patience.  Even from the perspective of the casual...
Apr 5, 2015, 4:37 PM
The Discomforts of a (previous) Obama Supporter
I voted for Mr. Obama primarily because I wanted a secure health care system, an energy policy that relied less on fossil fuels, investment in infrastructure, regulation of the “finance kingdoms," and somewhere between a belief and a hope...
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About Me
Yoel has worked in Lod as a Social Worker; he was a past member of Kibbutz Kissufim and served in the IDF as a Mental Health Officer. He is currently living in the United States and working as the CEO of a Public Health Hospital.