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It is Time for Hatikvah to Recognize the Israeli Soul.

As appeared in the Jerusalem Post under the headline: Israel's Declaration of Independence includes all Since the first Aliyah in the late 1800’s until today, Israel has changed from an exclusive socialist non-religious Jewish agrarian culture to something much more. In its very small geographic footprint (about the size of New Jersey), Israel is now a world leading country in many categories (high-tech, medicine, and of course, agriculture, to name a few). Israel has also become multicultural on many levels. This tiny country has opened its arms to Jewish refugees from all over the world, who in turn bring their ethnicities, culture, religious interpretations, music, and art. As a theocratic democracy, Israel is both a Jewish state and democracy where citizens of any religion, race, or ethnicity find freedom. Much like many other Western democracies. A core concept, expressed in Israel’s Declaration of Independence is “The State of Israel… will foster the developmen...

Attention USA & Other Democracies: Free Speech Is Not Free.

All pro-Palestine and/or Hamas demonstrations in US cities and campuses are illegal and criminal. But before you cry “free speech!” and “first amendment” rights, there is a big difference between free speech and the incitement to commit violence. Signs that reads “Jihad now!”, “From the river to the sea Palestine will be free”, “Death to Israel”, and/or persuasive speakers from podiums condoning hate and supporting the violent and barbaric tactics of Hamas and other Iran-backed terrorist groups, fit the legal definition of ‘incitement to violence’ under United States Government law. “Whoever travels… or uses any facility…with intent (1) to incite a riot; or (2) to organize, promote, encourage, participate in, or carry on a riot; or (3) to commit any act of violence in furtherance of a riot; or (4) to aid or abet any person in inciting or participating in or carrying on a riot or committing any act of violence in furtherance of a riot…Shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned ...

This is Britain’s antisemitic moment

 [Note: Submitted but unpublished]   Dear Editor of the London Times : Mr. Anthony Julius’ article ( This is Britain’s antisemitic moment November 5, 2023) is thought provoking. His conclusions are both correct and alarming. However, he is incorrect in espousing that there are “ a few anti-Zionisms.” His refers to an “internal” version might allude to those Jews who were (and some still are) waiting for the Mesiah to lead them home to Israel. Yet “the Arab versions, opposing Jewish statehood in any part of what was then called Palestine,” most definitely did not “exhausted themselves when Israel was established.” Their goal has been no Jewish sovereignty since the Balfour Document (1917) to the rejection of the 1947 Partition Plan, and the many wars that followed (1956, 1967, 1983, etc.). The “Palestine Liberation Movement” was an Arab (and Russian) creation in the mid-1960’s as another weapon against Zionism. Its objective is not to create “a Palestinian state alon...