Oslo II: What Did Peres and Abbas Expect?
This is my summary and critique of an article from 1996 that included reviews of two books (one by Peres and the other by Abbas) (citation below). I bring this here now because we...
Israel Diaries Blog
Coming Home/Missing Home: Toronto and Israel
My body is sitting in Starbucks at Christie and Dupont, freezing somewhat because they keep the heat low; I suppose that’s to try to prevent people like me from parking here for hours on...
Dear Ayman Odeh: What Have You Done With Ayman Odeh?
Oh! Ayman Odeh! I was so impressed with you during the TV debate preceding our last elections less than a year ago. You spoke so calmly and with such apparent sincerity. If my memory...
Naomi Friedman: Understanding New Symbols of Antisemitism
Confronting antisemitism today is more difficult than in the past because antisemites are becoming increasingly devious and antisemitic events are less “in-your-face” than the mass protests and violence characterizing earlier years. I want to...
Antisemitic Mural At York University: Protest or Acquiesce?
The Jewish Defence League (JDL) of Toronto is planning a protest against the antisemitic mural at York University. And a week ago, I was asked by a group fighting defamation of Israel on North...
MKs Respond to Tel Aviv Terror Attack
The shooting occurred on Friday afternoon, leaving insufficient time for Members of Knesset (MKs) to respond before Shabbat. That gave them plenty of time to carefully consider what to write on the face they...
MKs React to Terror Attacks…or Do They?
I wrote this article on October 4, 2015. I still find it amazing to see how some of our MKs chose to react to the horrid rash of knifings and stonings that established this...
Islamist Terrorist Cult Recruitment
Theories of cult induction may best explain much of what we are seeing today in terrorist groups, better than theories regarding marginalization and poverty. Understanding Islamist terrorist cult recruitment and induction can provide us...
