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Jun 25, 2026, 11:16 AM

On the Nepperhan and What We Call Things I. I grew up in Scarsdale, which means I grew up on the Saw Mill River Parkway. It is a road. It takes you from Westchester to the Henry Hudson Parkway that goes...

Jun 11, 2026, 10:12 PM

Being Railroaded in Petach Tikva

My junior high school class day trip from suburban Philadelphia to Washington, DC was a very interesting and enjoyable venture for all of us. We boarded the buses very early in the morning in front of my junior high...

Jun 10, 2026, 12:38 AM

Why the left should like Israel

The media coverage and the common discourse about Israel are all too often reduced to conflict and politics. In many political discussions, particularly on the left, Israel is viewed primarily through the lens of conflict and security. However, there are...

Jun 9, 2026, 10:04 AM

A Giant Leap: Lunar Landing and Legal Impossibility

Hatzofe, Friday 25 July 1969 (Historical Jewish Press, https://www.nli.org.il/he/discover/newspapers/jpress)

On 20 July 1969, the Apollo 11 Lunar Module successfully landed on the Moon. Neil Armstrong, followed by Buzz Aldrin, became the first humans to walk on the lunar surface. As Armstrong stepped out of the spacecraft, he famously...

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May 31, 2026, 6:17 PM

AI in Conflict Zones: A Driver of Peace or an Accelerator of War?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the worlds of economics, science, and society. Yet its impact on international relations and regional conflicts may prove just as profound. In the Middle East, a region marked by security tensions, ideological rivalries,...

May 30, 2026, 5:15 PM

From Jerusalem via the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea: Turning Sewage into Energy

From Sewage to Energy: The Restoration of the Kidron Valley Brings Life Back to the Desert. About eight years ago, a capstone project I supervised at the Faculty of Management at Ben-Gurion University won first prize in the university’s “Green...

May 29, 2026, 12:38 AM

The Blue Currency: Financing Resilience via OCCs

The climate crisis has placed Small Island Developing States (SIDS) at the front line of a practical question: how can long-term resilience be financed in a way that is reliable, transparent, and rooted in national priorities? Traditional international assistance...

May 28, 2026, 3:58 AM

Why Missed Climate Targets by Global Investors Matter for Israel

The recent acknowledgment by Temasek, one of the world's leading state-owned investment companies, that it is likely to miss its 2030 portfolio decarbonization target is an important signal. The issue is not necessarily lack of ambition by global investors to...

May 24, 2026, 6:35 PM

Gaay, Gayatri, Gita

Krishna and Cowherd. AI Image. (Credit: ChatGPT)

On the Sanctity of the Cow and the Grammar of Civilizational Love Before philosophy, there was milk. Before the child could receive the Gayatri mantra, that solar hymn breathed into young ears at dawn, before the young man could sit with...

May 22, 2026, 4:03 AM

The Great Nicobar Project and India’s Return to Itself

The longue durée of Indo-maritime stewardship. AI image. (Credit: ChatGPT)

The longue durée of Indo-maritime stewardship - where the Mauryan embrace of statecraft, the Chola command of the Indian Ocean, and the Srivijayan trade networks India anchored, these are not ornaments, but the actual case for why India building...

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