Tag: Israel

Berlin, Germany —Thousands of Germans gathered in Berlin to show their solidarity with Israel. The rally, which was organized by the German-Israeli Society of Berlin and Brandenburg, was held in response to a recent upsurge in anti-Semitic violence in Germany. At the rally, speakers co...

My wife and I went to a rally yesterday downtown Montreal. It was to show support for Israel, now especially when it seems the entire world is condemning us just for being Jewish and believing that Jews have a natural and historical homeland. And a right to fight back when attacked. Yes, we have ...

Last Saturday — on the Jewish holidays of Shabbat and Simchat Torah, as well as the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War — Hamas terrorists invaded Israel in an act of war, killing over 1,000 civilians and abducting at least 150 hostages to Gaza. These are innocent civilians wh...

As we came into Ben Gurion Airport, the skies opened — thunder, lightning and rain! And of course, the plane stopped in the middle of the tarmac and we had to be bussed to the terminal. The whole planeload of passengers fitted onto one bus! I should have seen this storm as an omen of things to...

The summer heat in Israel is not subsiding. The “temperature” of the country’s political life remains just as high. According to the latest data, more than half a million people have already joined the demonstrations against the current government (with the country’s populati...

Study abroad Israel — Considering Israel’s exceptional educational system and rich history, it is no surprise to see so many college students opting to make it their study abroad destination. Education is highly valued within the nation’s culture and has been instrumental in I...

On one of my last nights in Tel Aviv, my cousin and I went to dinner and he asked me what I will miss about Israel. It’s a difficult question to answer. This is a place I have visited 14 times — giving a whole new meaning to the term “second home.” In fact, one of my favorite...

Tel Aviv, June 22, 2023: In a significant development reflecting the ongoing debate surrounding judicial reforms in Israel, opponents of the proposed overhaul have gained ground in a recent vote conducted among lawyers in the country. The outcome of the vote underscores the growing opposition t...

1. Get Comfortable with the Uncomfortable/ לזרום Upon our arrival to Israel, on our first zoom call with MITF we were taught the word ‘lizrom’. Little did we know for the months to follow we would be putting this into practice in our day to day life. Lizrom is the conce...

When thinking of a country to travel to, Israel doesn’t come up in the first place in my mind. But since I made friends who are from Israel, I wonder how Israel is, and I am interested in visiting it. Photo by Raimond Klavins on Unsplash War, Jesus, innovation are the ...

It is not a secret that Israel is very friendly to new immigrants from all over the world. Most of all immigrants are from CIS countries, USA and France. In a lot of cases, people leave their countries and move to Israel because of antisemitism in their home countries. They try to find pea...

If you’ve a news junkie or are just passively interested in the countries and geography of the Middle East, then Israel is probably best known to you as a land of geopolitical unrest. Or perhaps as the place where Tel Aviv is located and a lot of humus and falafel is eaten. For those who ac...

Did a nice beach walk from Tel Aviv to Jaffa. It was sunny and warm out. Lots of people exercising, running, and enjoying the outdoors. The blue Mediterranean Sea, the white sand, and breeze in the air was lovely. Even a funny statue of former Prime Minister Ben-Gurion doing a headstand ...

Cheering for your home team is an accident of birth. Those born in New York cheer for the Yankees; those in Manchester for Manchester United. That team represents you and your people. You cheer their triumphs and bemoan their defeats. The other team is the enemy for the same arbitrary reason yours i...

In the Israeli adult population, the majority identify as Jewish, with a staggering 81% representation. The remaining individuals are primarily of Arab ethnicity and Muslim religious affiliation at 14%, followed by those who identify as Christians at 2%. A small percentage falls under the category o...

The region accounts for the bulk of the world’s oil and natural gas reserves, which is the engine of the modern economy. Since they get a good profit margin, the West figured out how to recycle the returns from the producing countries back into its economy and corporate profits. War is busines...

In this series’ first installment we saw how Israel, Startup Nation became Israel, Start Over at Sea Nation by making science fiction a reality: using H.G. Wells’ anti-gravity metal cavorite to float the whole country out into the Mediterrenean. The Williamsburg Project’s tecton...

I have long wanted to write a piece on “Israel’s right to exist” since this phrase, which is repeated by some as though it were a sacred, inviolable mantra, seems to me to be a bunch of meaningful words strung together in a nonsensical way to assert something that doesn’t sta...

Isaiah 53 is likely the most cited passage in the Hebrew Bible by Christians. Yet there are important debates on how to interpret the passage. This is the first part of a series where I will seek to address these controversies. This article is on the common criticism that Christian interpretation...

Here we are, hitting a precipice, decades in the making. A good friend just posted something online about whether people would “hide” or protect the Jews if it ever came to that. There’s a sobering thought. And already, I’m sure there are readers saying “Why are you ...

Israeli political propaganda draws a sharp line between Israel and the Islamist terrorists who seek to end the Jewish state. Israel is supposed to be a civilized, liberal, democratic republic that happens to be surrounded by Arab dictatorships and medieval theocracies, and whereas Israe...

3,700 children killed in Gaza, and counting. So many more maimed, scarred, bereft of beloved siblings and family… These are not “acceptable losses” — these are OUR children, every bit as much as are the Israeli children murdered or taken hostage by Hamas. They are AL...

Well, he was in for a surprise, because, as it turned out, anti-Semitism was everywhere in France. As a Jew, Herzel knew all about it. In fact, it was a way of life in his homeland. But in post-revolution France, Herzel expected better. And then came a famous military scandal, the Dreyfus Affair....

My first brush with antisemitism happened when I was twenty years old. Some friends and I were taking part in a Secret Santa tradition we’d always do right before winter break, and when it was my turn to open my gift, I was horrified to find out I was holding a copy of Hitler’s autobiogr...

Asmost people will be aware, there’s a devastating conflict taking place in Gaza right now. Following brutal attacks by Hamas on the 7th October, in which 1,400 Israeli civilians and military personnel were killed or taken hostage, the Israeli government has responded with a full ...

The region accounts for the bulk of the world’s oil and natural gas reserves, which is the engine of the modern economy. Since they get a good profit margin, the West figured out how to recycle the returns from the producing countries back into its economy and corporate profits. War is busines...

That is, they don’t believe they are committing genocide, and have stated dropping pamphlets amidst continued bombing of so-called safe areas [documented by the NyTimes and the Biden administration], and the shooting of unarmed Gazans under a white flag. The one minor concession which has I...

I ask the taxi driver, ‘don’t show me tourist sites, any show-pieces, only places where ordinary people live.’ The hospital have put me on the out-patient register; a weekly consultation schedule, future therapy dates in Netanya. The doctors embrace me at the end of their s...

In late May 2020, a team comprised of researchers from the Israel Museum and the Volcani Center, Israel, made a remarkable discovery: cannabis residue upon an ancient incense altar. The study, published in Tel Aviv, demonstrated that through analysis of remains atop two altars fr...

The Historical Context: The Canaanites, an ancient Semitic people, thrived in the region that is now modern-day Israel, Lebanon, and parts of Syria around 2000 BCE. Known for their advanced culture, maritime trade, and architectural achievements, the Canaanites left an indelible mark on the pages o...