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Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Jun 19, 2026, 9:55 AM

Independence or Out-Dependents? The Fall of Israeli Sovereignty

The State of Israel came into being for one central reason: ensuring that Jews, through their own elected government, are in control of their lives and destiny. Sadly, such “sovereignty” has lately suffered from significant erosion – and not...

Apr 25, 2026, 11:53 AM

Treasure Trove: Leon Blum-Socialist, Zionist, Survivor, Prime Minister of France

From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by David Matlow.

In 1943, Leon Blum was a prisoner in the Buchenwald concentration camp when the Leon Blum Colony (Kfar Blum in Hebrew) was dedicated. This poster stamp raised funds, ten cents per stamp, for the establishment of this town which...

Mar 20, 2026, 12:35 PM

Treasure Trove: Frank Sinatra, Ol’ Blue (and White) Eyes

Frank Sinatra bubble gum wrapper, from the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by David Matlow.

Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) was a world famous singer and actor who won 11 Grammy awards, four Golden Globe awards and one Academy Award. He has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (for motion pictures, broadcasting and television),...

Mar 12, 2026, 9:04 PM

Today’s Villain, Tomorrow’s Statesman: The Changing Faces of Israel’s Leaders

Illustrative: AI image created by the author.

Political reputations are rarely permanent. In Israel especially, they tend to move in cycles — from admiration to rejection, from rejection to rehabilitation, and eventually to historical reverence. Leaders who are vilified in one era are often celebrated in another....

Feb 19, 2026, 2:01 PM

Israel’s Press Freedom in the Balance

With uncertainty surrounding another Iran war and the future of Gaza, it’s not surprising that one of the most significant crises in Israel’s history – the future of freedom of the press – is falling between the cracks among...

Jan 22, 2026, 2:37 PM

Light, Steel, and Sovereignty

How Israel entered 2026 redefining modern defense There are moments in history when a country does not merely respond to events but quietly resets the rules of the game. The final days of December 2025 felt like one of those...

Jan 19, 2026, 7:30 PM

Palestine Lives — Long Live Palestine

Golda Meir pleaded with Arab residents of Haifa in April 1948 to stay, assuring them they had nothing to fear, yet many left anyway, at the urging of their leadership, who promised a swift return after the Jews were ethnically cleansed. Photo: Golda Meir in Haifa, 1947. Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Why Continuity Belongs to Those Who Stayed, Not Those Who Betrayed It There is a particular voice that emerges whenever history refuses to obey ideology. It speaks in absolutes, cloaks grievance in the language of antiquity, and calls erasure “justice.”...

Jan 14, 2026, 8:25 AM

Morality with Power

A few weeks ago, my wife and I went on a pilgrimage to the Negev. The journey took us through Beer Sheva and onward to Sde Boker, the home and burial place of David Ben-Gurion. I use the word pilgrimage...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Dec 27, 2025, 11:41 PM

Israel and Somaliland: Red Sea Lines of Fire

Strategically, Israel’s recognition of Somaliland is not symbolic; it is a move timed to a war map—and to an emerging realignment. Historically, Somaliland broke away from Somalia in 1991 as the Somali state collapsed into militia rule and institutional decay. Institutionally,...

Nov 14, 2025, 6:06 PM

David Horowitz and the Mosaic Blueprint for Israel

“The Sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a Lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.” — Genesis 49:10 In 1951, David Horowitz—United Nations Correspondent and founder of United Israel...

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