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Regimes do not change in a single day. They erode—clause by clause, law by law—until the public grows accustomed to it. The disaster of October 7 was only the climax of a long process of rule by fear, incitement, and evasion of…

With a minimally invasive technology that enables medical teams to prevent brain hemorrhages simply and safely in real time, LuSeed Vascular is revolutionizing the neurovascular space with a novel treatment for brain aneurysms.

Hundreds of…

Who needs Pallywood with Jewish news like that?

Everyone, on the left, the right, and the center, is going to hate parts of this blog post, but sometimes the whole truth must be stated clearly.

In Israel, court procedures against the…

It’s not certain Netflix wants you to think of it as a gaming company. Certainly not as a competitor to PlayStation or Xbox. But its decision to launch an official FIFA soccer game as part of the subscription, on the TV screen, without a…

Why Greek Names Followed Meaning — and How Palestina Fits the Pattern

One of the quiet assumptions behind modern debates about Palestine is that ancient names were rigid, literal, and politically weaponized from birth. This assumption is…

The most dangerous moment in history is not when people hate —it’s when they stop thinking.

Hatred can be confronted. Evil can be named.  But when entire societies surrender judgment to slogans, silence, and social pressure, cruelty no…

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They march together like musketeers, sworn to loyalty to a cruel cause and the demise of a lonely Jewish state. Yet a single yellow line — painted across the landscape of politics and memory — haunts their every…

Tell tall stories to amuse,
though they are lies, for they
should please your listeners who refuse
to hear the truth that’s gray.

The story’s all that really counts,
and as for its veracity,
it won’t fall flat but have a bounce
inspired by…

Fifty-five years ago, I was a carefree 14-year-old. That changed when I was hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and held hostage in the Jordanian desert with my family. Those experiences shaped my understanding of…

The following essay is a revised version of the d’var Torah I posted here in 2024. This year I have re-edited it into two parts.

According to the midrashic text The Aleph Bet of Ben Sira, Jacob gave Serach a blessing saying: “This…