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Two Faces of the World: Gaza Over Afghanistan

Two Faces of the World: Gaza Over Afghanistan

The world has shown a striking double standard, mourning distant tragedies while ignoring the horrors faced by Israel. While Israel endured one of the...

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When Hatred Is Tolerated, It Spreads

When Hatred Is Tolerated, It Spreads

When Hatred Is Tolerated, It Spreads I regularly post on a large pro Israel Facebook page. What I see there shocks me to the core. Under posts...

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The Elephant in the Church

The Elephant in the Church

Let me say the quiet part out loud. The elephant in the room is Christianity and its relationship with Israel. Honesty is rarely welcomed. I know that...

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Israel’s Democracy vs Palestinian Rule

Israel’s Democracy vs Palestinian Rule

Israel’s Knesset: Democracy in the Middle East Israel is often criticized in international debates, yet one of the most important facts about the...

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The Bloodstained Truth Behind “Palestine”

The Bloodstained Truth Behind “Palestine”

The Wrong Side of History It is difficult to understand how anyone can sincerely claim to stand on the right side of history while supporting the so...

12.03.2026 40

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Antisemitism Is Back And Europe Looks Away

Antisemitism Is Back And Europe Looks Away

Silence Is Not Safety Is hiding your identity a sign of cowardice, or is it wisdom? This is a painful question many Jews in Europe are asking...

11.03.2026 30

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When You Know Every Stone

When You Know Every Stone

There is a moment in life when you realise that the place you were born is not the place where your soul belongs. People today identify as all sorts...

10.03.2026 30

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Deny Israel’s Past, Guarantee Endless War

Deny Israel’s Past, Guarantee Endless War

The last decade has felt like an endless war for Israel. Rockets, terror attacks, border conflicts, and international condemnation seem to arrive in...

09.03.2026 40

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The Forgotten Evidence against the PLO

The Forgotten Evidence against the PLO

The Struggle for Truth in the Age of Noise Time To Stand Up For Israel is facing enormous difficulties in convincing Israel haters and pro Palestinian...

08.03.2026 30

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42 and the Eternal Question

42 and the Eternal Question

The number 42 has fascinated people for generations. In modern popular culture it is famously known as “the answer to life, the universe, and...

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Love and Disappointment in the Land of Israel

Love and Disappointment in the Land of Israel

The very first steps I set on Israeli soil were in Haifa harbor in January 1978. I was a Dutch teenager, only eleven years old. The moment my feet...

06.03.2026 40

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Aid Is a Myth. Partnership Is the Reality

Aid Is a Myth. Partnership Is the Reality

The Myth of One Way Aid For years critics of Israel have repeated the same tired claim. Israel survives only because of American money. Israel is...

05.03.2026 50

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On the Brink: Regional War or World War?

The war that erupted on February 28 between Israel, the United States, and Iran has sent shockwaves through the international system. What began as a...

04.03.2026 50

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Ungrateful

Imagine living in a country whose ancestors endured the most horrific persecutions in human history. A people scattered across continents, hunted,...

03.03.2026 50

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By Wise Guidance You Shall Wage War

By Wise Guidance You Shall Wage War The phrase “By way of deception thou shalt do war” is often quoted in English as the motto of Mossad. Yet its...

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The Day After the Darkness

The Day After the Darkness What if the day truly comes when Ali Khamenei is no longer leading Iran’s oppressive regime. What if the system that has...

01.03.2026 40

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Antisemitism Rebranded, Same Old Hatred

There is a dangerous illusion circulating in today’s public discourse. It is the claim that anti-Israel activism is merely political criticism, that...

28.02.2026 50

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Never Again Is A Responsibility

Imagine posting more than 1500 times a year about Israel. Sharing facts that are accessible, documented and verifiable. Facts about history. Facts...

27.02.2026 50

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The Board of Hypocrisy Part 3

If part one examined the democratic deficits of the so called stakeholders, and part two exposed the strategic double games of regional powers, part...

26.02.2026 60

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The Board of Hypocrisy Part 2

The Board of Hypocrisy Part 2 If part one exposed the contradiction of empowering states that do not even recognize Israel, part two examines a...

25.02.2026 60

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The Board of Hypocrisy Part 1

The Board of Hypocrisy Part 1 When global powers speak about new peace structures and international boards, the language sounds responsible and...

24.02.2026 50

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Safety is not cheap

What Israel Learned the Hard Way about Safety There is an uncomfortable truth many people prefer to ignore. Some of the safest systems in the world...

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Why Israel Is Losing the Propaganda War…

...And How to Win It Back Israel is not losing on the battlefield. Israel is losing in the battlefield of perception. In the modern world, wars are no...

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Alone Yet Unbroken

Throughout history, the Jewish people have often stood alone. Civilizations rose and fell, alliances shifted, empires conquered and collapsed, yet...

20.02.2026 500

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Disarm Terror Choose Life in Gaza

It is mindblowing how millions across the world openly support Hamas while repeating the tired mantra of occupation as if it explains everything....

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The Underdog Illusion

The Underdog Illusion Once, long ago, when the ruled over the land we now call , crowds gathered in arenas to watch men fight to the death. When a...

18.02.2026 350

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Peace Cannot Be Built on a Terror Infrastructure

When President Donald Trump publicly demanded that Hamas disarm before the rebuilding of Gaza could begin, he was right about one essential principle....

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No State, Just a Passport: Palestine Before 1948

The “Palestine passport” myth debunked. Yes, there were Palestine passports before 1948. No, they do not prove an Arab Palestinian state ever...

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Sorry, I only cry when the dog dies in the movie

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When Lies Become Louder Than Evidence

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The Day After: A Stronger, Independent Israel

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Mossad: The Shadow Guardian of Israel

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The Media’s Blind Spot: Iran’s Killing Fields

17.01.2026 150

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The Hypocrisy of Boycotting Israel

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Life as a Pro-Israel Advocate in The Netherlands

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Faith, History, and Who Belongs in Israel

27.12.2025 100

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Sovereignty Is Israel’s Shield

25.12.2025 100

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Mount Scopus: History and the Lie of Erasure

24.12.2025 150

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Israel’s Heart: Saving Children Beyond Borders

23.12.2025 150

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When AI Rewrites History: A Global Threat to Truth

22.12.2025 150

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Selective Justice and Middle East Hypocrisy

20.12.2025 100

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The Invention of a Narrative: Palestine

19.12.2025 100

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Jerusalem: Facts Over Fiction

16.12.2025 100

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The Hidden Disaster in Syria

15.12.2025 100

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UNRWA vs UNHCR: Two Systems, Two Standards

14.12.2025 100

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The Deadly Cost of BDS Lies

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Kibbutzim: Israel’s Heart, Hope, and Strength

12.12.2025 20

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Ego Is Killing Israel Advocacy

11.12.2025 40

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The Mirage of Imported Peace

10.12.2025 100

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From Qatar, with ‘love’

08.12.2025 40

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