NOTE: I’ve just published a new piece, Israel’s “AI Kill” against Iran has no long-term strategic benefit, but profound moral and legal ramifications at The New Arab. It comments on Israel’s “achievement” as the first country in the world to assassinate someone using artificial intelligence. It critiques the NY TImes article extolling the virtues of […]
Israeli Who Crossed into Syria, Endured Family Sexual Abuse
A few days ago, I broke the gag order on reporting the story of Dina Cohen, the young Israeli who crossed the frontier into Syria two weeks before that. In an act of political protest, she had repeatedly tried to violate Israeli “borders” with Gaza, Jordan and Syria. Her goal was to reject the notion […]
Jacob De Haan: Zionism, Murder and Martyrdom
There are a number of figures who played major roles in the pre-State era who have unjustly faded into oblivion. Jacob De Haan is one of these. He packed more life into his short 43 years than others could pack in several lifetimes. He was a teacher, poet, journalist, lawyer and a close confidant of […]
Jews, Blacks, Muslims: If We Hate Each Other, Our Enemies Win
There is entirely too much hate going around. Orthodox Jews assaulted in New York City, an ultra-Orthodox Jew on life support after a machete attack in Monsey. Jews killed in Jersey City. Most of these particular incidents were perpetrated by African-Americans. It has been excruciatingly difficult for Jews to navigate this minefield of hate without […]
