Zerubbavel Baghdadi, at The Blogs

Jul 27, 2014, 6:59 PM

Everyone is talking about the civilian casualties in Gaza and what Israel can do to minimise them. It seems obvious that killing civilians is something anyone should wish to avoid. However, for the benefit of the few who remain...

May 22, 2014, 5:03 AM

Why I, a British Jew, am voting for UKIP

As a proportion of global GDP, the European Union is the only decreasing trading bloc. The United Kingdom, on the other hand, is growing at a remarkable rate, has recently overtaken Brazil, and is even predicted to overtake Germany....

Apr 18, 2014, 12:07 AM

The sad validity of safety-net Zionism

Before I became an ideological Zionist - who believed in the return of Jews to Israel for positive reasons - I was a safety-net Zionist. This is my term for the belief that there needs to be a Jewish...

Mar 30, 2014, 3:09 AM

Why not just shut down the prison system?

Apparently Israel is now willing to release another 400 Palestinian prisoners just to keep Abbas negotiating for the state that he supposedly wants. Since Israel is releasing the worst prisoners it has in its cells, why not just release everyone? What...

Mar 24, 2014, 4:27 PM

Turn right at the next junction: A response to Naomi Chazan

Naomi Chazan, a veteran Israeli politician, is a person I deeply respect and whose warnings and arguments are usually well-placed and well worth considering. That is why I am surprised at her heavily flawed recent op-ed, The right road...

About Me

Zerubbavel Baghdadi grew up in North-West London and is still stuck there, but now has a cat for company. He hopes to make Aliyah soon but in the meantime has a few things to get off his chest.