Lyn Julius: Haaretz Feeds Anti-Zionist Propagandists (Again)
This article by Lyn Julius brought back memories and made me laugh. And it made me cringe. More of that in a moment. She brings us an exerpt from an article in Haaretz that...
Category: Random Reflections
Security, the Movie: The Power of Lies to Ruin Lives (and Reflections Related to Israel)
The Italian movie, Security, available on Netflix, tells a powerful story of the unwillingness of the population of a small resort town to hear the truth, They shattered a neighbour’s reputation and life on...
Jurassic Park Author Dedicated Entire Novel to Fake Media Before Fake Media was a Thing
In 1996, Michael Crichton of Jurassic Park, The Lost World and Andromeda Strain fame published a lesser known novel called “Airframe“. The novel is about an airplane failure that threatened to bring down an...
Israel, the Unlivable!
There is a difference between having acute awareness of Israel’s many problems and saying that this place is unlivable, as I have heard a number of people moan. Those who make such a claim...
What’s Wrong With Israeli Nationalism?
Nationalism has a bad name today. As if protecting your country from illegal migrants is a bad thing, a racist thing. As if being a proud member of your nation makes you elitist. As...
Tu Bishvat in Israel and the Diaspora
Traditionally, in Israel, Tu Bishvat is a day for planting trees. Not a religiously ordained holiday, it can be more than just a time to plant trees. It can be a time for reflection....
How Bank Leumi Once Saved My Life
In good times and bad, financially speaking, Miriam Gavriel and Bank Leumi, Yokneam Elit, are in my heart, if not always on my mind. The year was 1997 and I was 46 years old....
Intersectional Jews, Strangers, and Our Tribe
People naturally gravitate toward those who hold some commonality with their past, whether they look back with nostalgia or not. I was born and grew up in Canada and so when I meet a...
