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Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Jerusalem: The Kotel and the Old City after 50 Years: A Schechter Institute Symposium

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It has been 50 years since the State of Israel liberated Jerusalem and returned some of the holiest Jewish religious sites to Jewish contr...
Tuesday, March 28, 2017

The Weapon Wizards: A Review

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I recently read The Weapon Wizards: How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower by Yaakov Katz and Amir Bohbot.  I suppose that my ti...
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Harari: A review.

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Browsing around at Steimatzky's bookstore at the Ben Gurion airport, I came across a book by Yuval Harari, Sapiens: A brief history o...
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Tuesday, February 7, 2017

The Lies They Tell by Tuvia Tenenbom: A Review

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Tuvia Tenenbom's new book, The Lies They Tell , is a natural follow-up to his 2015 offering, Catch the Jew , which I reviewed at that ...
Monday, November 14, 2016

Turkish Airlines: Toronto to Tel-Aviv Review

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I am writing this post on a plane on the way back from Israel.  I'm on Turkish Airlines, which is one of the few international carriers ...
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Thursday, July 7, 2016

Activities in North Central Israel - Sakhne and ATV Trip

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We took advantage of the hot summer weather to do a bit of travelling around Israel with some special guests.  While it is quite hot in Isra...
Thursday, May 19, 2016

Lieberman is new Minister of Defence: Major Political Development in Israel

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Wading into the waters of Israeli political analysis can be hazardous.  The unexpected sometimes becomes reality.  Other times, one can be l...