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There was a time when social media promised to connect humanity. It promised dialogue, understanding, and the free exchange of ideas. It claimed to...
Boycotts Without a Moral Compass There is a growing movement across Europe to boycott products from Israel, particularly those produced in Judea and...
I never used to see myself as an optimist. On the contrary, I have always respected and admired Israelis for their tireless optimism. As for me? I am...
Israel and the Meaning of Apartheid The word apartheid is often used in political debate, but it is important to understand what it actually means...
Universities once prided themselves on being places where ideas competed freely. They were built on curiosity, debate, and the relentless pursuit of...
The “Palestinian” infectious illness: Obsession Some people spend their lives building. They create businesses. They invent products. They develop...
The Indisputable Truth: Why Israel Is the Ultimate Anti Colonial Story Jews, go home. You do not belong here. You are occupying our country. You stole...
We are at war. That is the truth, whether the world wants to hear it or not. Israel is in a war for its security, for its legitimacy, for its...
The Pallywood Propaganda Machine Many people wonder why the Pallywood propaganda machine is so successful while the Israeli side of the story is often...
Why So Many American Jews No Longer Understand Israel I still remember the day I met an American Jew in a hostel in Israel. He was from Texas, if I...
For more than seventy five years, the Middle East has been marked by conflict, war, terrorism, and missed opportunities for peace. Yet despite the...
There was a time when the very name Mossad inspired a mixture of admiration, mystery, and respect in me. Of all the intelligence services in the...
This week I attended two pro-Israel events and participated in a meeting about antisemitism in the Netherlands and the role politics plays in...
Palestine Will Never Be. Now What For decades, the world has spoken about a Palestinian state as though it were an inevitable destination. Politicians...
Defending Israel From The Digital Erasure Of Truth We are witnessing a quiet, catastrophic shift in how the world remembers the past. For generations,...
“The day humanity traded the beauty of nature for sterile concrete was the day we also traded our courage for anonymous betrayal.”
When Allies Become Unreliable For decades, Israel has viewed the United States as its strongest ally. The relationship has survived wars, political...
Israel’s Medical Miracle and Why the World Should Look at Israel Differently When people think about Israel, they often think about conflict,...
Too Old To Rule The World Donald Trump is turning 80 today. According to official statements, he is “perfectly healthy” and fully capable of...
I have heard it countless times. People tell me I am paid by CIDI. Others claim I am paid by Mossad. Every possible accusation has been thrown at me...
Has the World Gone Completely Crazy? The world has gone crazy. It is incomprehensible that the global community has turned its back to the Jewish...
First of all, I am a pro Israel advocate, not a pro USA advocate. Democrat or Republican, I honestly could not care less. Which president sits in the...
The Selective Moral Compass: Why Global Tragedies Are Ignored Until They Can Be Blamed on Jews It is a mind blowing reality of modern journalism that...
Choosing Presence Over Missing Out Fear of missing out is a quiet force that grows louder in the spaces between where you are and where you wish you...
If the situation were not so serious, it would be very funny. Having advocated for Israel for more than a decade, I became very familiar with the...
History is filled with mighty empires that once seemed invincible. The ancient Egyptians built monuments that still inspire awe. The Assyrians...
Standing Strong for Israel If you were to look at my screen time statistics, you would probably think I am pathetic. More than four hours a day...
Justice Speaks Louder Than Slander A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog titled Echoes of Loyalty: When Nuance Becomes Betrayal. In it, I shared something...
Imagine being a visibly Jewish person in the Netherlands today. Or imagine being an Israeli living, working, or traveling here. One day you need...
Why Israel Is Being Unfairly Singled Out Around the world, consumers are encouraged to make ethical choices about the products they buy. Boycotts have...
Values, Culture, and the Search for Peace Most of us grow up with a basic understanding of right and wrong. We are taught to tell the truth, not to...
The Girl With The Big Blue Eyes Every fairytale starts with the words there once was. So in this case there once was a girl with the big blue eyes....
When my daughter looked at me with eyes full of worry and asked me to remove my Star of David necklace, my heart broke—not because of her request,...
After the Gaza flotilla was intercepted on the open sea yet again, combined with the careless and provocative actions of Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, I...
The Hubris of the Unheard: How Bureaucratic Arrogance is Costing Israel Is it my trauma speaking, or is history preparing itself to repeat once again?...
Truth Loses When Propaganda Wins There was a time when defending Israel in the international arena was built on documentation, evidence, and...
From Israel with Love: The High Price of Deceptive Peace For decades, the sirens have dictated the rhythm of life in Southern Israel. For the families...
An Open Letter to the Members of the Knesset and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Distinguished Members of the Knesset, Prime Minister Benjamin...
The Betrayal of Jerusalem: Washington’s Toxic Ego For decades, Israel has played the part of the loyal, reliable frontline defender of Western...
Confessions of an Alien Who’s Officially Done With Earth (But Still Somehow Ends Up Defending Israel) A view from outside a planet that lost its...
A Historical Deception Endures As an individual deeply invested in Israel’s story, a student of history, and someone who has personally experienced...
When Truth Becomes Optional: Israel, October 7, and the Collapse of Moral Clarity Something has shifted in the world, and not in a subtle way. It is...
Trust is one of the most valuable things a country can possess. It takes years to build, generations to protect, and only seconds to destroy. That...
From Hating Israel to Loving Israel in One Single Day Not for everyone. Some people are so deeply poisoned by generational antisemitism that facts no...
The global landscape of Israel advocacy has shifted in a troubling direction. Increasingly, we witness a phenomenon where support from abroad comes...
For most of my life, people have known me as one of the most relentless pro Israel advocates around. For more than twelve years, day and night,...
The narrative that Israel is a mere beneficiary of American charity is a tired myth that ignores the reality of modern geopolitics. While activists...
The Recurring Echo of History: Understanding Israel’s Defensive Reality The history of the modern State of Israel is often viewed through a lens of...
For Israelis, success on the world stage has increasingly become a trigger for hostility rather than celebration. Whether in technology, medicine,...
The Loneliness of Speaking Up There is a sentence that has followed me through life like a shadow. A lyric written by the late Herman Brood that...
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