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Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Aug 18, 2026, 12:35 AM

The Nordic Rift: How Scandinavia Estranged Israel

The Postwar Consensus and Shared Idealism In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the nations of the Nordic world viewed the nascent State of Israel not with suspicion, but with a profound and genuine affinity. This was a...

Aug 12, 2026, 11:01 AM

Israel Must Stop Competing Against Itself Before It Lists IAI and Rafael

Israel built the rivalry between Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to produce superiority. It should not discount its own assets for a foreign buyer. Shay Gal, formerly Senior Adviser to Israel’s Minister of Economy and...

May 11, 2026, 11:09 AM

According to the Rules of the Russian Language

“On Ukraine” or “in Ukraine”? Sometimes politics begins with a preposition — when a linguistic form stops being background and becomes a signal. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2025. Licensed under CC0 (public domain dedication).

Note: This article is a translation of my Russian-language piece «Согласно правилам русского языка» (“According to the Rules of the Russian Language”), originally written on December 19, 2025. I postponed translating it because it relies heavily on Russian-specific linguistic...

Mar 12, 2026, 6:51 PM

Miezyslaw Weinberg: The Circle of the Destiny

Tribute to the outstanding composer on the 30th anniversary of his passing Part II. Part I can be read here. Soviet years and Shostakovich Surviving alone, without family and friends, young 20-year old Metek Weinberg did manage to cross the border into Soviet...

Mar 11, 2026, 8:23 PM

Miezyslaw Weinberg: Life After Death

Tribute to the outstanding composer on the 30th anniversary of his passing Part I Celebrating Weinberg in Finland February 26th, 2026, marked the 30th anniversary of the passing of the outstanding composer who was known under different names in different countries. Born...

Jun 10, 2025, 6:56 AM

What If Finland Had an UNRWA for Karelians?

A displaced Karelian family from the Russo-Finnish War of 1939–1940 builds a homestead from scratch in Southern Finland. The land was forested and undeveloped—but they were given a future, not trapped in perpetual refugee status. Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

How Karelian Refugees Rebuilt Their Lives—While UNRWA “Refugees” Were Trapped in Limbo After the Russo-Finnish War of 1939–1940, the Soviet Union annexed roughly 10% of Finland’s territory—including the region of Karelia—which remains part of Russia to this day. About 410,000...

Oct 20, 2024, 5:26 PM

Building a Lighthouse In the Heart of Warsaw: POLIN and Its Architect

The author of POLIN building prof. Rainer Mahlamäki at the special Architecture as a Book event at the 10th anniversary celebration of the POLIN Museum. Warsaw, September 2024. Photo: Magda Staronieyska. (C). POLIN, with kind permission.

RAINER MAHLAMÄKI and His POLIN Building at the 10th anniversary of the Museum Special Essay with an Exclusive Interview The Phenomenon of the POLIN Almost a decade ago, my husband and I stepped inside the POLIN Museum in Warsaw for the first...

David Rosenthal

Sep 16, 2024, 11:11 PM

Refugees for the second time

Refugees for the second time Furthermore, the exhibition seeks to reinstate the narratives of Ukrainian refugees in Israel, who are currently experiencing a second displacement. Additionally, it aims to contextualise the present circumstances in Israel within a broader regional...

Sep 1, 2023, 3:33 PM

Finland’s right-wing government to criminalize denial of Holocaust

The Government Palace in Helsinki. (courtesy)

Following a heated public discussion about racism and antisemitism during the summer, the Finnish government put out a statement on August 31, to clarify its position on these matters. The introduction of the statement says following: Finland promotes the implementation of...

May 9, 2023, 3:51 PM

Nordic Dilemma – balancing between independence and security

The hallmark of the Nordic countries’ approach to conflict is the pursuit of a diplomatic solution while upholding their own interests and security needs. However, escalating military tensions and geopolitical rivalries necessitate military guarantees to ensure security and sovereignty....

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