Dark laughter: How Israelis are using humour in a time of war
November 2, 2023 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
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“They’re cockroaches. Instead of Iron Dome we need a big Iron Shoe to stomp out every one of them,” the mild-mannered pediatrician grinned at me after he had examined my daughter’s ailing foot. “Give her Nurofen for three days after meals. That should do the trick.” Read more
Image is nothing, moral clarity is everything
October 27, 2023 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
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It is the most natural human reaction after someone experiences trauma, loss, and heartache to reach out, to want love, sympathy, warmth, and comfort from friends, family – even strangers. We all need people to reassure us that they feel our pain and that they care about us. Read more
Fiction: The Ido
May 25, 2020 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
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Let me tell you about a different kind of hotel no tell. The Ido, pronounced e-DOH, in downtown Jerusalem is a charming nook that doesn’t pop up on any hotel review website or generate any buzz, on or offline. Read more
Israel announces August BDS Ambition Tour (one true satire)
August 22, 2019 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
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In response to the furore unleashed by the Israeli government’s decision to block entry to two U.S. congresswomen, a hastily produced tour of the Jewish state has been announced. Read more
AOC, his name was Dvir Sorek
August 14, 2019 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
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Freshman U.S.Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently revealed her true feelings about Israel. During a radio interview, AOC concurred wholeheartedly with the program’s host that “…what’s going on with Israel and Palestine…is very, very, criminal, and it is very, very unjust.” Read more
Israeli helicopter parents send instructions
July 14, 2019 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
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Dear Sheila,
How’s Melbourne? The girls can’t wait to spend a whole two weeks with you. I receive daily updates about all they’ll be seeing and doing during their upcoming August adventure. Read more
Top 10 Plagues of Passover 2019: A father’s journey into and out of Egypt
May 3, 2019 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
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Passover. The Jewish holiday of freedom. You know the story of how the Israelites, led by that beau hunk Moses, threw off the shackles of bondage, faced off with Pharaoh, unleashed 10 plagues on Egypt and were finally allowed to return to Las Vegas…I mean the Promised Land. Read more
Israel: Confronting Fake News, One Camera at a Time
June 22, 2017 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
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While today’s widespread use of the term fake news can be traced to Donald Trump’s first press conference as President-elect, Israel has long had to grapple with the phenomenon of media outlets bending the truth for political gain. Read more
White House of Cards: Israeli-American Relations Should be Based on Self Interest, Not Love
February 15, 2017 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
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There is much anticipation in Israel over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump this week. Read more
See you at the Demonstration: Protestors Remember the Refugees, Forget the Jews
February 9, 2017 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
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Mass protests against the newly minted presidency of Donald Trump have become a cultural phenomenon. Thousands of earnest snowflakes, sanctimonious college professors and outraged celebrities have joined forces in a desperate attempt to ‘let them in.’ Read more
Buried in Trash, a Kid in Each Arm: When Jerusalem Goes on Strike
February 1, 2017 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
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It’s been one hell of a week to be a father of young children in Jerusalem…writes Gidon BenZvi. Read more
In Israel, Yelling Out ‘Fire’ is Considered Free Speech
January 25, 2017 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
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Picture if you will, a member of the U.S. Congress getting caught smuggling cell phones, SIM cards and documents to the Black Liberation Army, Aryan Nation or some other domestic terrorist group. Would house arrest and suspension from Congress be an adequate punishment for what looks, walks and talks like an act of treason? Read more
Not Fake News: Remember the Time Obama Tried to Oust a Foreign Leader from Power?
December 19, 2016 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
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With all zeal of a convert, Barack Obama in the waning days of his presidency has abandoned the Russian ‘reset’ policy and reprised the Cold War rhetoric that he mocked back in 2009, when he said that “great powers do not show strength by dominating or demonising other countries. The days when empires could treat other sovereign states as pieces on a chess board are over.” Read more
Scrap International Opinion, Build National Consensus: The Key to Ending the Settlement Debate
December 5, 2016 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
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If you missed the news about the Israeli Air force’s alleged bombing of an arms convoy belonging to Hezbollah and a Syrian Army site in Damascus, you’re not alone. Read more
Teaching Terrorism in the Classroom: The high price of Israel’s segregated educational system
March 1, 2017 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
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On February 23, Israel’s Education Ministry, Jerusalem District Police and Shin Bet security agency closed down a Hamas-operated school in east Jerusalem for teaching a violent, antisemitic and anti-Israeli curriculum…writes Gidon BenZvi. Read more