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Jan 26, 2019, 7:03 PM

Arabs owe Jews a lot more than 250 billion dollars

According to The Times of Israel, “Israel is preparing to demand compensation totaling a reported $250 billion from seven Arab countries and Iran for property and assets left behind by Jews who were forced to flee those countries following...

Dec 20, 2018, 6:32 AM

Moral imbalance: The real disproportionality in the Israel-Arab conflict

Israel is often accused of disproportionate responses to terrorist attacks, but as I demonstrated in an article for The Gatestone Institute, these are dishonest accusations meant to fool the naïve and the ignorant. There is however a real form...

Dec 6, 2018, 11:32 AM

Yesterday I participated in a candle lighting ceremony on the fourth night of Chanukah at the Kotel along with my partner (he doesn’t like the word husband; although a staunch feminist, it doesn’t bother me), as part of a...

Sep 7, 2018, 12:48 AM

The Ancient Cry of the Shofar

In my experience, the sounding of the shofar is one of the most emotionally charged moments on Rosh Hashanah. Its piercing cries break through our consciousness and implore us to better ourselves. The magical, almost supernatural cry of the...

Jul 30, 2018, 9:11 PM

When Standing with Israel Is Too Little, Too Late

Following last week's death of 21-year old Staff Sgt. Aviv Levi, many observers felt an immediate rise in tension. As the first IDF fatality on the Gaza border since Operation Protective Edge in 2014, some questioned whether this attack...

Jul 19, 2018, 7:14 AM

When Buzzwords Are All You Have

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is the newest superstar of the American left. Last month, during a Democratic Party primary election for a seat in the United Stated House of Representatives from New York, she toppled longtime incumbent Joe Crowley. Ocasio Cortez...

Andy Blumenthal

Jul 8, 2018, 9:45 PM

Dialogue with a “Former Israel Supporter”

Here is an email dialogue that I had recently with someone who criticized my writings in Times of Israel and identified themselves as a "Former Israel Supporter." Him: "I ran into your rambling in TOI. Just what we need -...

Jul 8, 2018, 1:43 AM

The Future of the Golan Heights

Ongoing Middle East wars within states are not too dissimilar to those of other regions and times. There are many ceasefires negotiated or impromptu, weather permitting. Ceasefires however are not the end of the conflict. Sometimes resent ferments for...

Andy Blumenthal

Jul 7, 2018, 10:43 AM

Dialogue with a “Former Israel Supporter”

Here is an email dialogue that I had recently with someone who criticized my writings in Times of Israel and identified themselves as a "Former Israel Supporter." Him: "I ran into your rambling in TOI. Just what we need -...

Jul 2, 2018, 10:20 PM

Why Palestinians Are History’s Oldest Refugees

Before traveling through Israel, Jordan, and Egypt last fall, I selected native-born guides from each country in order to get both a historical and cultural perspective of their land and people. My two Jordanian guides were Palestinians who were...

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