Writes of Spring

I ran the Jerusalem Marathon: Here's 4 reasons Israel will thrive - opinion

Here are four reasons why I know that Israel will survive and thrive after the Oct. 7 massacre, that I learned from the Jerusalem Winner Marathon.

 THOUGH RELATIVELY narrow, Jerusalem’s streets miraculously accommodated the staggering 40,000 runners who turned out for the race.
 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House, last Thursday. He declared that Israel’s response in Gaza is ‘over the top.’

Biden settler sanctions: Blood libel or better late than never? - comment

 An illustrative image of artificial intelligence.

Is journalism under existential threat from AI? - comment

 JOE BIDEN and Donald Trump square off in the 2020 presidential election.

Could Trump, Biden Israel strategy be the key to the White House door? - comment


Hamas didn't kill people on Oct. 7, they killed Jews - experts

According to counterterrorism and intelligence experts, terrorists dehumanize Jews, enabling them to rationalize their savage actions.

 Scenes of houses destroyed when Hamas terrorists infiltrated Kibbutz Be'eri, and 30 other nearby communities in Southern Israel on October 7, killing more than 1400 people, and taking more than 200 hostages into Gaza, near the Israeli-Gaza border.

Five lies US young adults tell themselves about Israel - comment

Here are five misconceptions held by some American young adults that a survey revealed and the necessary information to set the record straight.

 HAMAS OPERATIVES ride an armored vehicle (seized from Fatah) during a rally celebrating their June 14, 2007, takeover of the Gaza Strip.

Can Israel wipe out Hamas in Gaza without losing its humanity? - comment

Where is the line in an existential war between decimating the enemy and unduly harming innocent people under their control?

 A ball of fire and smoke rises during an Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, on October 9, 2023.

Why can't the West believe Hamas would burn babies? - comment

The massacre against Israel was rooted in Hamas’s lethal, radical ideology. Believing anything else is believing lies. 

 DRESSED AS suicide bombers, Hamas operatives train a small child in their murderous ways.

Jerusalem's Muslim tourism challenge: What is the missing link? - comment

The three days we spent in Turkey revealed the diversity and tolerance that a Middle Eastern country like Israel could have and should learn to emulate. 

 ISTANBUL, WHERE the writer encountered a shocking perspective on Israel

Will climate law save Israel from death by fire? - comment

The intensification of heat waves would threaten Israel’s agriculture, economy, and public health, potentially resulting in severe illnesses and loss of life. 

 ART INSTALLATION with each globe symbolizing a solution to climate change; in Jerusalem, 2013.

COVID is back, and its hosts are unwittingly letting it mutate inside them - comment

The recent increase in COVID cases should not be a cause for concern for the average Israeli – at least not yet.

 THE RECENT rise in cases should not concern the average Israeli.