Yisrael Medad

Yisrael Medad, in Israel since 1970, Hebrew U. MA, resides in Shiloh and is an activist for Zionism and Judea & Samaria.

ACTOR Mandy Patinkin sent out a rewriting of the ‘Al Het’ prayer: ‘Not in our name – bombing and destroying entire cities. Not in our name – continued and eternal occupation. Not in our name – the shredding of Israeli democracy.’

Anti-Zionism’s chutzpah: An insult to Ze'ev Jabotinsky's legacy - opinion

RABBI MOSHE SILVER blows a Yemenite shofar at the Jerusalem Promenade

High Holy Days: Heeding the Rosh Hashanah call for Shiloh and Jerusalem

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the annual UN General Assembly high-level debate last year. His defense of Israel this year will be a formidable task, says the writer.

How Netanyahu should defend Israel at the UN General Assembly - opinion


Will 'Palestine 36' showcase the true history of the Arab revolt? - opinion

Will an improper balance between fact and the cinematic fictional elements override the genuine historical narrative?

A scene from Palestine 36

Why ‘being with it’ means being against Israel - opinion

It’s a lifestyle, if potentially life-ending for Jews.

A DEMONSTRATOR holds an umbrella reading ‘Free Palestine’ outside the UN in New York last month. The ‘Free Palestine’ campaign draws woke, progressive, liberal, Stalinist, Islamist, and/or antisemitic supporters, says the writer.

Jewish support for Hamas: A new sacrificial idolatry - opinion

They are recreating the popular, united front phenomenon of the 1930s and 1940s when self-defeating alliances allowed Jew haters to flourish politically.

Jews attend a vigil denouncing Israel's military actions in Gaza in the then-year since Hamas's October 7 massacre in New York City, October 7, 2024; illustrative.

Recognizing a Palestinian state: A political strategy or a path to peace? - opinion

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada has plans to recognize a Palestinian state because “the expansion of Israeli settlements” annoys him.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference about recognizing Palestinian statehood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 30, 2025

The return of Sykes-Picot: Misunderstandings of historical Palestine plans - opinion

A recent NYT column on the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement revived an old argument on Israel-Palestine.

Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes (left) and François Marie Denis Georges-Picot (Illustrative).

The pre-framing bias of the ‘locked narrative’ - opinion

Locking the narrative is useful in political communication, framing events or policies in a way that favors a particular viewpoint.

 Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021

Anti-Zionism is not all theoretical - they are violent by nature - opinion

Anti-Zionism is a theory seeking destructive action and can potentially submerge more than just the Jews.

 People hold placards and flags during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, ahead of the October 7 attack anniversary, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Dublin, Ireland October 5, 2024.

'Awakening to Radical Islamist Evil': A record of the Israel-Hamas War - review

Monty Penkower’s book is less of a “what went wrong” analysis and more a log book of entries as to what, mostly, went right, and in some cases, wrong.

 PALESTINIANS ATTEND the funeral of senior Hamas deputy military commander Marwan Issa. (illustration)

Dangerous, self-destructive anarchy: Why hilltop youth violence must end - opinion

The assumption that elements within the “hilltop youth” are engaged in a most important project does not give them the right to act in spheres that must be left to the state and its agencies.

 Screenshot of the incident of settler violence in Qusra from 21 June 2024.

The art of dealing with Trump - opinion

Dealing with Trump requires patience, because his heart and head are in the right place.

A man rides past a pro-Trump sign in Tel Aviv