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Richard H. Schwartz

Jul 17, 2026, 5:44 PM

Why the World Needs a Modern-Day Jeremiah

More than 2,600 years ago, Jews failed to heed the prophet Jeremiah's warnings that they must change their ways. The result was the destruction of the First Temple. Tisha B'Av later became associated with many other Jewish tragedies, including...

Richard H. Schwartz

Jul 16, 2026, 10:12 AM

The Two Essential Actions Needed for a Better Future World

Humanity faces many serious challenges, but two actions could greatly improve the prospects for a more peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world: accelerating the transition toward plant-based diets and achieving a durable resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Current threats to humanity...

Jul 15, 2026, 9:01 PM

Beyond GDP: Why the World is Failing the Climate Justice Test

AI Illustration of Professor Robert Bullard, "the father of the environmental justice movement," who guided and accompanied researchers and activists around the world in action to reduce environmental inequality. All rights are reserved to Carmit Lubanov ©

While global leaders showcase carbon reduction targets and green transition plans, a starker reality unfolds beneath the surface. The climate crisis is not merely a physical threat of rising temperatures; it is, first and foremost, a structural crisis of...

Jul 15, 2026, 8:06 AM

Today’s changing world: A readers guide

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There was a book I read as a child, which I only partially remember. I pulled it off my grandmother’s bookshelf in the late '60s, early '70s; and only remember a snowy scene and a character trying to solve...

Jul 9, 2026, 10:11 PM

Judean Desert: Unknown Ancient Water System Near the Biblical Village – Sekhakha?

The Nahal Sekhakha Tunnels: An Ancient Water Engineering Project in the Judean Desert? In 1958, Professor Yigael Yadin—the renowned archaeologist and Israel's second Chief of Staff—wrote in his article on water supply in times of peace and siege: "There are regions...

Jun 30, 2026, 7:44 PM

What Makes a Good Society?

I hesitated before writing this. With so much suffering in the world this week, speaking about Israel may seem almost inappropriate. France mourns the victims of a deadly heatwave. Zimbabwean migrants have once again found themselves searching for food, shelter and...

Jun 30, 2026, 11:15 AM

Israel Is Building a CT Scanner for Clouds

Sometime in the coming weeks, a satellite about the size of a shoebox and roughly four kilograms, the heft of a small housecat, is set to lift off from California to attempt something no weather satellite has managed. It...

Jun 28, 2026, 5:10 PM

Beyond the ‘Art of the Deal’: Why the Levant Needs Climate Realism

Beyond the "Art of Deal" – No to Transactional Diplomacy. By Carmit Lubanov ©

For decades, international diplomacy in the Middle East has followed two equally flawed tracks. On one side are the utopian dreamers, proposing grand, multi-lateral "environmental peacebuilding" summits that assume ecological cooperation will magically pave the way for final-status political...

Jun 24, 2026, 10:21 PM

Pass the Ball to the Planet: Why World Cup 2026 Highlights Climate Complexity

World Cup 2026 and the Question of Climate Complexity

The world is currently transfixed by the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Across the USA, Canada, and Mexico, billions of fans are united by football. But as we cheer, a more profound reality unfolds outside the stadiums. The climate crisis...

Jun 19, 2026, 9:47 AM

High-Tech Oases and the Missing Piece of Middle Eastern Climate Resilience

Climate Democracy - The Israel perspective

As the Mediterranean summer sharpens into a multi-month crucible of extreme heatwaves and declining water security, a dangerous illusion persists across the Middle East. It is the belief that resilience to an altering climate is purely an engineering challenge—a...

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