It’s time to re-think the Israeli Palestinian conflict
Israelis and Palestinians must live together and in peace in a democratic equal and open society with mutual respect, freedom of expression and freedom of religion. The historic connection of both...
View ArticleThe big, irreconcilable, divide in Israel
Two groups in Israel, Orthodox and secular Jews, fight each other to improve their privileges. They agree in their opposition to the Palestinians. Israel has over one million Russian-speaking Jews with...
View ArticleFor Jews, Israel is the most dangerous place in the world!
The Jewish state of Israel was established to become a safe refuge for Jews. It never lived up to its intended goal. Since its establishment in 1948, over twenty thousand Jews were killed and over...
View ArticleWhen it comes to Palestine/Israel, the US abandons its values
Imagine you are overweight with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes. Your doctor tells his other patients with similar conditions to lose weight, improve their eating habits, exercise...
View ArticleThe Jewish State and ISIS
In recent days we witnessed an escalation of terrorist attacks in the Jewish State of Israel by individuals who reportedly belong to ISIS. The attackers are individuals who live within Israel’s 1967...
View ArticleThe case for the failure of Zionism
Zionism, the fundamental political philosophy of the state of Israel, was established as a political movement in 1897 by Theodor Herzl in response to pogroms against Jews mostly in Russia. His goal was...
View ArticleSimulating an Israeli Palestinian Confederation
The Israel Palestinian Confederation (IPC) has cut this Gordian knot by creating mechanism that allows each side to advance what is in its self-interest. It is an independent “government” separate of...
View ArticleIsrael’s Declaration of Independence
On the Sabbath of May 15, 1948, the same day the British Mandate ended, a group of unelected Jewish leaders headed by David Ben Gurion declared the establishment of Israel as a Jewish state. They made...
View ArticleHamas succeeded where Israeli terrorists failed
The Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, successfully intensified the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In the past, Israeli terrorists attempted to do the same. In 1984, Israeli security forces...
View ArticleIsrael’s response is not self-defense
Self-defense is a fundamental right and a legal justification for using reasonable force to protect oneself from immediate danger. To qualify as self-defense, certain criteria must be met, including...
View ArticleIsrael’s Overwhelming Challenges
Before October 7, 2023, Israel experienced internal political struggles related to judicial reforms, resulting in demonstrations and conflicts between different political, ideological, and ethnic...
View ArticleIsrael has an ideological conflict of interest.
The rationale for creating a Jewish state was that only Jews can provide safety for Jews. As a country created to ensure the security of Jews, it must demonstrate that Jews are indeed under threat....
View ArticleZionism and Hamas, two peas in a pod
Zionism and Hamas are two distinct ideological movements that have gained significant support among Jews in Israel and Palestinians in Palestine. While their beliefs are in opposition, they rely on...
View ArticleThe N.Y.T puts its fingers on the scale of peace.
On December 16, 2023, the New York Times published a series of articles in its Opinion section by individuals which it called “thinkers, political leaders, and experts” for their vision of what could...
View ArticleEradicating Hamas is an unrealistic goal.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s assertion that the war in Gaza should persist until Hamas is eradicated is flawed and risky. An ideology cannot be eradicated by killing individuals. Hamas is not a tangible...
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