I Wish I Was an Israeli Leftist
Life would be so much easier if I could just let myself go back to being a Leftist. I could beat my compassionate heart for all to see, proud of my righteousness, proud of...
Category: Current Events
Israeli Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis
All over the Web there is hand-wringing over the fate of the refugees fleeing war torn and terror infested Africa and Asia. Especially heart wrenching is the newest image of the toddler who washed...
Lerman, Not Up to the Challenge?
Without providing facts or examples, Lerman’s biting critique of Israel constitutes a lapse into meaningless and pretentious rhetoric. Sounds good, and can inspire rage, but what does it really mean? And why are such...
Sam Harris: Not an Antisemite and Not Pro-Zionist
Sam Harris thinks there is no rational basis for the existence of a national Jewish homeland in the Middle East (or anywhere else) because he does not support land claims based on the Bible....
Galon Uses Democracy to Proclaim That Israel Is Not Democratic
While MK Zehava Galon claims that the Israeli government wants to suppress free speech and muzzle the Left, the fact that she can bad-mouth the country’s leaders and lie to try to prove a...
How the Knesset Passes Laws: A Guide for the Perplexed Like Me
I always had a very rudimentary understanding of how bills get passed into law in this country but aspects of the process had me confused, and for some reason, I was unable to find...
Hanin Zoabi – Not Just a Hot-Headed Rabble Rouser
Does Hanin Zoabi do anything other than ride the waves on boats that seek to illegally enter Israeli waters, march with those who would accuse our army of genocide, or rant against Israeli policies?...
Hamas Now Begging For What Gaza Was Freely Offered in 2005
Until 2005, Israeli soldiers roamed the Gaza Strip trying to keep order among people who hated them. Naturally. I would also hate a foreign military keeping me from travelling freely from place to place...
