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Fear and Loathing on the Mount of Olives
On Friday, February 24, I had the honor of guiding a distinguished group on a tour of the Mount of Olives cemetery in eastern Jerusalem.
Culture Wars — From The Maccabees To Matisyahu’s Beard
While the original Chanukah victory had a military component, the battle was certainly first and foremost a fight against cultural assimilation – and that struggle continues today.
Dear American Jews
Dear American Jews, I wish to apologize in the name of the State of Israel. We have heard that our ad campaign encouraging ex-pat Israelis to come home has offended many of you.
Assad’s fall good for Israel
Everyone is talking Iran. Go to any AIPAC meeting and you will hear about Iran, and if Israel’s PM speaks publicly he will surely mention Iran.
J Street Reports On Judea and Samaria
The JStreet organization recently sent the following letter to their members alerting them to the trend in Washington policy discussions on Israel to annex Judea and Samaria.
Passover and Arab Spring
As I celebrate Passover with my family in my east Jerusalem apartment, I contemplate the meaning of the holiday. Passover is about the Jewish liberation from slavery in Egypt, but as I look out the window at my many Arab neighbors I realize..
The Rationalist Nationalist
The majority of people who call themselves “doves” or “left wingers” believe in land concessions for the sake of peace. Most do not believe that Judea and Samaria is actually Arab land, but they do believe that…..
Remembrance – Zikaron
In March of 1995 my friends and I were drafted to the Israeli army. We had passed some grueling tests and were accepted to the Paratrooper brigades, the Tzanchanim. The image of the red berets liberating the Western Wall was…..
Why I Love Barack Obama
I love President Obama. I just love the guy. And with every mean thing that he does to Israel I love him even more.
Balancing Modernity and Sanity
Regress standing against progress. That is the gut-conclusion we reach when shown the images of black-clad haredim standing as a monolithic angry mob out to protest at the shiny Jerusalem offices of the mega-successful microchip maker Intel.


















