Checkpoints Don’t Erase Your Freedom of Choice
I accept the fact that Israeli security checkpoints dotting the landscape in the Palestinian Authority (PA) make travel around the PA harder for the Arabs living there – you know who I mean, the...
Israel Diaries Blog
Racism, Segregation and an Israeli MK
I take back all the excuses I made for MK Bezalel Smotrich’s reported statement that it is okay for Jews (and supposedly also Arabs) to ask to be in separate rooms after birth of...
Long History of Jewish Self-Loathing
As a long-time Zionist, I was exposed years ago to Jews who seem to think Zionists are evil incarnate. I have resisted using the term, self-loathing, to describe these members of the tribe. Guess...
The Dangerous Charisma of Gideon Levy
Gideon Levy is a brilliant and charismatic speaker. I saw him for the first time in a video of his lecture at a conference held in Washington, DC on 18 March 2016. If I...
I’m Reading From THIS Passover Haggadah This Year
There’s still time to order your Haggadah for the Seder this year. The Dry Bones Passover Haggadah is a special treat. You get to spend the time with Dry Bones and that is always...
Even This Paper Perpetuates Anti-Israel Media Bias
The Jerusalem Post inadvertently provides support for the demonization of Israel by using language that plays into the hands of the anti-Zionists. It is in the small details that history is either confirmed or...
Yisrael Katz: Belgian Chocolate and Terrorism
Don’t you just love it when our own government ministers unwittingly provide fodder for the media herd? Now, don’t get me wrong – I actually find nothing wrong with what he said. Israeli minister:...
What Has Remorse Got to Do With It?
Today the Parole Board heard arguments for and against early release of former Israeli president, Moshe Katzav, the sex offender, and they have yet to announce their decision. Found guilty on two counts of...
