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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 6, 2026, 10:34 AM

The Accidental Socialist

Image Source: Gemini

Being a socialist is hard. Being an accidental socialist is harder. Because I didn't really choose this life per se. I was never into the ideology. I don't like hammers (manual labor, gross) and red bandanas (I'm more of...

Michael J. Lewis

May 25, 2026, 7:14 PM

Flashback Half-a-Century: Saying Goodbye to ‘My’ Kibbutz (Kfar Blum) – A Homage!

Personal photos of Kibbutz Kfar Blum taken by the author

50 years ago to-the-day - ”On This Day” in May 1976 - I left the Kibbutz where I had spent almost two, personally-transformative, years as a volunteer: Kibbutz Kfar Blum in the Upper Galilee alongside the Jordan River with...

May 24, 2026, 11:51 PM

Solidarity in Action: Germans Rebuilding an Israeli Kibbutz

German volunteers helping rebuild Kibbutz Nir Oz in Israel (Photo courtesy: Petra Hemming).

A quiet German initiative brings volunteers to Israel to help rebuild Kibbutz Nir Oz and support bereaved families. At a time when Israel is increasingly isolated, when flights are emptier, delegations fewer, and even well-meaning supporters hesitate to visit -...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

May 2, 2026, 9:46 PM

Sweida Druze Flag Israel’s Buffer Zone

United States envoy Tom Barrack told the Antalya Diplomacy Forum on April 17, 2026, that the Middle East only functions under powerful leadership regimes — benevolent monarchies or monarchial republics. Everything else, he said, faded away after the Arab...

Apr 23, 2026, 9:36 PM

What a small kibbutz teaches us about how to live large

In the aftermath of the October 7 attack on Israel, much of the global conversation has focused on geopolitics, intelligence failures, and military response. But far from the headlines, in places like the southern Israeli Kibbutz Re’im, a different...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Apr 21, 2026, 7:32 AM

Israel Keeps Golan as Syria Joins Abraham Accords

With Israel and Lebanon working towards a longstanding peaceful settlement and neutralizing Hezbollah’s terrorist machinery, the moment has arrived for a full normalization with Syria too. This means diplomatic recognition, economic ties, and a strategic partnership under the Abraham...

Jonathan Dekel-Chen

Apr 16, 2026, 3:17 PM

These wars will not bring true victory

Bereaved families, friends and Israeli soldiers visit the site of the Nova music festival massacre during Memorial Day in Re'im forest, near the Israeli-Gaza border, April 30, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

With our hostages home and our enemies battered, Israel still faces its deepest reckoning within

Apr 14, 2026, 6:08 PM

Holocaust Mystery in Hungary: A Shabbat Tablecloth from Budapest to a Kibbutz

A family heirloom carries a story of love, loss, and unanswered questions from wartime Hungary. This year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day is marked against the backdrop of political change in Hungary, where a struggle over the character of democracy is underway....

Ayelet Medjuck-Bruckner

Apr 7, 2026, 12:14 AM

I Came for a Gap Year. I Stayed for a War

I hadn’t spent most of my time running to bomb shelters until a week ago, but five weeks of war has still changed everything. In February, I was volunteering with Magen David Adom as a certified first responder, riding...

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