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Jun 1, 2023, 12:57 PM

Biden Views Killing Jews in Israel Not Antisemitic

President Biden should take off his blinders and see the most virulent antisemites in the world. These genocidal Jew haters are the PLO/Hamas who proudly announce their murderous intentions in their visual emblems and charters. The White House unveiled the...

May 27, 2023, 12:15 PM

Israel 75: A Normality Lo-Normali

The short documentary accompanying this blog shows Israel's multi-layered complexity. As an architect, my observations mostly look at the environment, the diversity of people, and some selected works of architecture. For many Israelis, the images may reflect "a normality...

Alan Silverstein

May 19, 2023, 7:04 PM

The Legal Significance of Israel’s Declaration of Independence

I recently returned from a month-long stay in Israel, visiting family and attending the “Extraordinary Session” of the World Zionist Congress. The body’s deliberations included debates between proponents and opponents of the proposed changes in the Israeli judicial system....

William Hamilton

May 12, 2023, 4:29 PM

“I felt like I grew ten inches taller,” Sandy said. She was recalling the first time people she highly admired asked her for her opinion on how to solve a problem. When they said, “What do you think, Sandy?”...

Andy Blumenthal

May 7, 2023, 9:07 AM

Israel’s Mysterious 7 Watershed Moments

G-d works in mysterious ways, but occasionally He reveals Himself to us to impart His holiness and perfection to the world. As we know, seven represents the miraculous days of G-d's creation of the heavens and earth and his rest...

May 2, 2023, 10:26 PM

My affection for an imperfect country

I have been asked why I love Israel. After all, Israel is still at war with my native country Lebanon which it once occupied, not to mention its ongoing conflict with the Palestinians. It’s a difficult question to answer, not...

Apr 28, 2023, 6:53 PM

Birthday or deathday?

My grandfather was a difficult man. It pains me to write this, but it’s the truth and something I need to accept as part of my heritage. He was excessively stubborn, verbally abusive to my grandma, and did something...

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