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Jul 3, 2026, 6:30 PM

Treasure Trove: Jabotinsky’s 1964 Return Home

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

Ze’ev Jabotinsky (1880-1940) was the founder of the Revisionist Zionist movement, the Betar youth movement and the Jewish legion of soldiers who fought for the British in World War I (See In 1940 he visited the United States...

Jul 2, 2026, 9:26 AM

What My Patriotism Demands

Source: Image generated by OpenAI’s ChatGPT

On the eve of America’s 250th birthday, patriotism is on my mind – thinking how to observe this milestone for our country while also examining my expression of national pride. As a political liberal I frequently analyze the most common...

Jul 1, 2026, 4:56 AM

The Prime Ministers Who Put Israel First

Shortly after Hamas’s October 7 invasion, I argued that presidents—not prime ministers—ultimately end Israel’s wars. Donald Trump has once again demonstrated the truth of that observation. But history also shows that Israeli prime ministers once accepted that while the...

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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.”...

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