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Mihran Kalaydjian

Jul 27, 2026, 8:53 AM

The Higher the Office, the Greater the Responsibility: Why Zohran Mamdani’s Rhetoric Matters

Every elected official has the right to express deeply held political convictions. Not every elected official serves the largest Jewish community outside Israel. That distinction is what makes New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rhetoric about Israel worthy of far greater scrutiny...

Jul 10, 2026, 5:36 PM

No Thanks, Rahm

No Thanks, Rahm Rahm Emanuel had a lot to say during his recent trip to Israel. To sum it up, the rise in global antisemitism and the world's double standards toward Israel are, apparently, Israel's fault. What is Israel doing wrong?...

Jul 8, 2026, 11:25 AM

Israel’s Universities Are Slipping to the Margins. It’s Time to Reach Back

The quiet boycott is cutting our researchers off from the world and its funding. The countermeasures are many, but every one of them ends with a person we must persuade

Jul 3, 2026, 6:06 PM

Loeb’s UAP Advisory Council: NASA’s Distributed Model or the ODNI’s Centralized?

Loeb's UAP Advisory Council: NASA's Distributed Model or the ODNI's Centralized Model? Over the past two months, several developments have accelerated the involvement of the US government, academia, and the scientific community in the field of UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena): ...

Feb 18, 2026, 1:33 PM

What makes students in Israel show solidarity with a terrorist hotbed?

On January 6, 2026, Border Police and IDF forces carried out a raid on Birzeit University in the West Bank following riots involving hundreds of suspects, which included stone- and rock-throwing from rooftops toward the forces. Eleven people were...

Grant Arthur Gochin

Jan 10, 2026, 10:43 AM

The Guardian of the Erased

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Carol Hoffman and the Fortress of Truth For decades, the Lithuanian government relied on a strategy of attrition. It assumed the remaining survivors of the Holocaust would die, witnesses would fade, and institutions such as the Genocide and Resistance Research...

Benjamin Birely

Sep 17, 2025, 10:17 PM

Italian Academia: ‘Zionists Out!’

Last night on my way home, I turned onto the famous Via Toledo in the heart of Naples and watched as protesters chanted "I-N-T-I-F-A-D-A!". Other chants included "Israel is a murderous state!", "Death, Death to the IOF" (this one, of...

Aug 28, 2025, 3:00 PM

Israel’s Ancient Startup Spirit Lives On

From King David’s bronze workshops to today’s AI labs, innovation has always been Israel’s birthright Every once in a while, archaeology reminds us of something profound: Israel’s story did not begin in 1948, or even in 1882, but thousands of...

Aug 20, 2025, 9:56 PM

Hope Walks Again with Israeli Science

From ReWalk to lab-grown spinal cords, Tel Aviv University’s breakthrough brings new hope for millions living with paralysis – another shining testament to Israel’s resilience, renewal, and innovation For years, I have been fascinated by the intersection of science, medicine,...

Aug 19, 2025, 5:52 PM

Toward a Tel Aviv That Rivals Cairo’s Energy & Beirut’s Charm

Tel Aviv has the potential to go from Beirut to Cairo (Adam Yang, Unsplash)

How Universities and Transit Could Turn Gush Dan Into a 24-Hour Cultural Hub I have visited three cities that never leave me — Tel Aviv, Beirut, and Cairo — and each has its own night-time rhythm. In Beirut, I remember...

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