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Grant Arthur Gochin

Dec 11, 2018, 11:54 PM

Too abhorrent even for Nazis:

Nazis are documented as one of the most horrific, brutal and sadistic genocidal murderers in history. They were insatiable in their lust for Jewish blood, and in their quest to dehumanize all Jews. Humiliating their victims, including children and...

Rony Yedidia Clein

Jul 18, 2018, 4:59 PM

40 years in Israel

Illustrative. Learning Hebrew -- Ulpan Morasha students repeat sentences in Hebrew. (Ulpan Morasha)

Ulpan, army, kibbutz, moshav, and the public-private life of a diplomat -- Israel has changed and so have I

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jun 20, 2018, 3:57 AM

The little ugly Zionism

Once upon a time, there was a very ugly lady. It's not nice to say but she really looked not so hot. No one liked her in any way whatsoever. At least, that's how it seemed. One day, however, it...

May 18, 2018, 1:19 AM

U.S. Embassy Move to Jerusalem Enhanced Peace

A New York Times editorial (May 14, 2018) reflected a common criticism of President Trump’s decision to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Israel’s capital in Jerusalem: Israelis and Palestinians have envisioned a capital in Jerusalem, and for...

Apr 19, 2018, 11:52 AM

Wisdom from 70 of Israel's tech wizards

Inbal Arieli. (Courtesy)

Behind the numbers and statistics is the complicated mosaic of the people who drive industry

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Apr 13, 2018, 12:14 PM

How to stop hate preachers?

The Dutch have a problem. A Dutch known Islamist hate preacher has declared that the Muslim mayor of Rotterdam would be apostate. In his circles that is a license to murder. The minister of Justice and Safety declared in the...

Michael Aarenau

Apr 10, 2018, 8:27 AM

How an Afternoon with the Palestinian Ambassador to Canada Opened My Eyes to the Near Impossibility of Peace

I've always been a firm believer in the power of dialogue, so around this time last year when I was invited by the Carleton University International Relations Society to attend an intimate meeting with Nabil Marouf, the Ambassador of...

Mar 21, 2018, 3:30 PM

Tech-un Olam: repairing the world one Israel innovation at a time

Illustrative photo of a Mac laptop. (Sophie Gordon/Flash90)

The Hebrew expression Tikun Olam literally translates to 'fixing the world'; this implies that the world is a broken place

Jan 1, 2018, 11:06 AM

Jerusalem no longer “occupied” for US, or Princess Leia?

With a New Year's trip to Pompano Beach, Jocelyne, the boys, and I saw the latest Star Wars movie, "The Last Jedi." Not knowing what to expect, I was surprised that Carrie Fisher had such a major role in...

Jonathan Zausmer

Dec 6, 2017, 1:43 PM

Killer Instinct

In a previous post titled Behind the smoke screen, I promised to outline how to remove the cabal of corrupt politicians from government, from decision making and from proximity to the national coffers. If anyone has doubts regarding the...

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