The Truthful Project

[Note: Submitted but not published. Updated and based on my article that a ppeared on Israel National News Artuz Sheva 20 July 202]  Posted to my Times of Israel Blog , as well.     The first and continued responsibility of any government is the protection of its citizens. If it fails at this, it doesn’t deserve to govern. Hamas has completely failed to protect its citizens after being elected to govern Gaza in 2007. ·          Firing missiles into Israel results in approximately 15% of them falling back into Gaza itself, harming and killing their own people. This is a “crime against humanity” perpetrated by Hamas, against innocent Gazans. ·          These missiles are stored and fired from schools, mosques, and hospitals. Each incident violates two international laws , one targeting (Israeli) civilians and not military targets, and the second, the use of human shields . Thus, putti...

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...