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Nov 2, 2026, 6:13 AM

Arab Sovereignty Accepted, Jewish Sovereignty Denied

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk ( AI )

The inconvenient truth about borders, independence, colonialism, and the selective outrage surrounding the Jewish State. Why is the establishment of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and other Middle Eastern states generally accepted as legitimate, while Israel's independence is still portrayed as a...

Nov 2, 2026, 4:11 AM

My New Zionist Guitar And Post Election Thoughts

Howdy and shalom once again. I send special greetings to my friends in Israel who have just gone through one of the most tumultuous and momentous election campaigns. Results are still mixed but are sorting themselves out. Despite the many...

Mansoor H. Laghari

Nov 2, 2026, 3:13 AM

Unsung Hero! Imtiaz Mir.

Imtiaz Mir: The Journalist Pakistan Could Not Protect Because He Dared to Visit Israel The murder of a Sindhi journalist exposes the deadly consequences of religious extremism, the failure of Pakistan's justice system, and troubling questions about intelligence accountability. By Mansoor...

Nov 1, 2026, 9:48 AM

The Netherlands Broke My Spirit. Israel Gave Me Back My Dignity

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk ( AI)

Israel, the Country That Accepted Me When My Own Country Did Not People often ask me what was so special about Israel that a Dutch girl, from the very moment she set foot in the country, developed an unconditional love...

Oct 31, 2026, 10:35 PM

How Israel Cut Battlefield Deaths by More Than Half

My IDF Palmar unit medivacing a wounded soldier from Gaza. Photo ©️ T. Book, 2026

Some statistics are easy to skim past. This is not one of them. During the Second Lebanon War in 2006, roughly 15% of Israeli soldiers wounded in combat died of their injuries. In the current war, that figure is 7.1%....

Oct 31, 2026, 10:07 AM

Effective Communication: Why I Refuse to Sugarcoat the Truth About Israel

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk

There is one sentence I have heard countless times throughout my years of advocating for Israel, and every time I hear it, my irritation reaches another level. “Sabine, I agree with you one hundred percent, but you need to...

Oct 30, 2026, 1:12 PM

Shabbat Shalom: My First Visit to a Synagogue

How a Friday evening in Atlanta introduced me to Jewish communal life—and why the date will always mean something to me There are certain dates in one’s life that acquire an additional layer of meaning with the passage of time....

Oct 30, 2026, 7:02 AM

Zichron Ya’akov: A Small Town That Tells the Story of Israel

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk

A history of courage, sacrifice, determination and the lessons the world has yet to learn There are places in Israel where history is not simply preserved in museums or written in books, but lives in the streets, the houses and...

Oct 29, 2026, 10:45 AM

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk ( AI)

When the World You Believed In Begins to Lose Its Soul An intensely personal reflection on humanity, justice, love, loyalty and the fear of losing faith in the one country I have always considered home. For the first time in my...

Oct 28, 2026, 7:40 AM

Beyond the Ballot Box: What Kind of Israel Will We Leave to the Next Generation?

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk ( AI)

The Israeli elections of October 27, 2026, may eventually be remembered not for who won, but for whether they became the beginning of a much needed transformation in Israeli politics. With an extraordinary voter turnout of 77.7% and preliminary...

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