Northern Israel: Why is this not called a war yet?
On the morning of our Shavuot holiday, I was happily sitting at my crafts table doing some macrame and listening to a lecture by Einat Wilf on Zionism and anti-Zionism (to be written up...
Israel Diaries Blog
One Arab who told the truth about Jerusalem
According to his LinkedIn profile, Iraqi Sufian Samarrai is a “successful and highly regarded TV anchor with wide political knowledge and understanding of geographical and historical issues worldwide with a strong focus on the...
Yaacov Ben-Shemesh: Is it really a question of left to right?
Dr Yaacov Ben-Shemesh, law professor at Ono Academic College, is one example of an Israeli whose views began to change before Oct 7th, and perhaps one can say that after the Simchat Torah atrocities,...
Greece set to deport pro-Hamas student demonstrators
Perhaps coincident with growing Israeli-Greek cooperation in various domains, the Greek government arrested 28 students at the Athens Law School on May 14, and is set to deport nine of these who are non-Greek...
Three ways UNGA promoted peace in post-Oct 7th Middle East
What happened in the UN while Israel was reeling with the shock of the Oct 7 atrocities committed by Hamas and either joined by, or merely cheered on by, Gazan civilians? I will be...
Hamas in Toronto. What’s next?
I bring you a video of a demonstration in Toronto that tops everything I have seen until now. It took place on Saturday, May 25th somewhere in the University of Toronto vicinity. The video...
Inadvertently sharing fake news
Like many others, I shared a video of Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan carrying a card saying, “The Butcher of Iran will not be missed.” Perhaps part of the reason the video...
Hostage Naama Levy is a peace activist
You know her — the one who was dragged by the hair from the back of a jeep to the back seat. Hear her talk at a Hands of Peace event. * * *...
