UK-Israel relations: Invest in grassroots education
Editor’s note: This piece was adapted from a speech delivered by the author on Monday at a special session of the Knesset Committee on Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs, convened by MK Einat...
View ArticleThe Hamas leader who was killed by a Tweet
For such an evil man, Hamas leader Ahmad Jabari, it was the ultimate – and deserved – indignity. He became the first terrorist mastermind to be killed by a Tweet. Of course, the actual cause of death...
View ArticleIsrael: Democracy in Action
Dear World, This week an amazing thing will happen in the Middle East. Keep that in mind, because your local media may not represent it that way. Millions of citizens, men and women, regardless of...
View ArticleMeet Israel’s Next Ambassadors
This month, our organization StandWithUs is celebrating the graduation of our 1,000th Israeli Fellow. To appreciate what a historic moment this is, let me take you back to 2006. As missiles were flying...
View ArticleDid Haaretz mislead its readers about Rihanna?
I left Park Hayarkon having had a great time at Rihanna’s Tel Aviv concert, part of her global “Diamonds” tour which was attended by 55,000 people. As usual, the next day, the media poured over the...
View ArticleHow the Palestinian Authority Killed Eden
Amidst the silence that followed from the Palestinian Authority in the immediate aftermath of Private Eden Atias’s murder, a quiet comment by an unnamed spokesman to the New York Times, suggesting that...
View ArticleAn open letter to St. James’s Church at Christmas
St. James’s Church, in Piccadilly, London, decided to celebrate Christmas by erecting a 26 foot replica of the wall section of the Israeli security barrier outside their church and project anti-Israel...
View ArticleFeeling weary about Israel?
Do you ever get weary about Israel? Then it’s worth listening to Ambassdor Yehuda Avner’s words on the subject. It was my absolute privilege to share a stage with Ambassador Avner as he addressed the...
View ArticleWhy the A-list shuns BDS
Beautiful, respected and talented, Scarlett Johansson is a superstar. From Broadway to the silver screen, she has shone in prominent roles from “The Horse Whisperer” to “Match Point”, from “Girl With A...
View ArticleDefaming the IDF on Remembrance Day
The air hangs heavy in Israel on Yom HaZikaron. Poignantly, Israel commemorates the re-establishment of the State with the pain of memorializing thousands of fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism....
View ArticleInstagraming Israel
Breathtaking beauty. Sizzling energy. Spiritual bliss. Diverse population. Vibrant culture. That’s Israel. Some of us are blessed to see it every day. Some of us get to visit less frequently. And some...
View ArticleThe wheels came off The Tricycle
The Tricycle views the world through a variety of lenses, bringing unheard voices into the mainstream. It presents high quality and innovative work, which provokes debate and emotionally engages....
View ArticleShowing Solidarity
sol·i·dar·i·ty (n.) the feeling or expression of union in a group formed by a common interest. It’s hard to describe the sensation of driving visitors from outside Israel around the south of Israel...
View ArticleJ-Street’s Beyoncé Blunder
No doubt there was raucous laughter in the Washington DC headquarters of J Street when one of their graphic designers shouted “I’ve got it!”, while sipping from his “Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace” coffee mug,...
View ArticleIn(teractive) Love With Israel
Warning: Clicking on this video outside of Israel will make you want to book a vacation ASAP. (You can also view the video here) There – now you’ve been warned – proceed and you’ll take part in an...
View ArticleThe misleading of Ms. Lauryn Hill
Sorry, Ms. Lauryn Hill but your statement doesn’t cut it. People are interpreting your cancellation as you boycotting the world’s only Jewish country. Is that true? In which case — you need to own it....
View ArticleA Letter to My Bat Mitzvah Girl
As I write this, I’m bursting. Bursting with emotion and with excitement. Can there be any prouder moment for a father of young children than his daughter’s Bat Mitzvah? To see a life that your mother...
View ArticleInstagraming Israel
Breathtaking beauty. Sizzling energy. Spiritual bliss. Diverse population. Vibrant culture. That’s Israel. Some of us are blessed to see it every day. Some of us get to visit less frequently. And some...
View ArticleThe wheels came off The Tricycle
The decision by a London arts venue to ban a Jewish film festival is retrograde, ignorant and hateful
View ArticleShowing Solidarity
sol·i·dar·i·ty (n.) the feeling or expression of union in a group formed by a common interest. It’s hard to describe the sensation of driving visitors from outside Israel around the south of Israel...
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