Raffe Gold, Author at J-Wire

UN Holds the Key to Israel’s Refugee Dilemma

Raffe Gold — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 06:32:02 +0000

Refugees define the failing state of a Nation, of a society where wars are waged across borders and between cities, tribes, clans and families, where thousands of innocent people suffer in the crossfire and become casualties like those we’ve just seen in the recent deaths off the coasts in Indonesia..writes Raffe Gold.

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Dissent in Israel is a Dirty Word

Raffe Gold — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:00:50 +0000

Israel is celebrated, even by it’s enemies, as the only true liberal democracy in the Middle East...write Raffe Gold.

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We Need More Settlers

Raffe Gold — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:36:35 +0000

When David Ben-Gurion slowly raised himself up off his chair at 4:00pm on 14 May 1948 and walked over to the podium of the Tel Aviv Museum to declare the birth of the world’s newest nation, Israel, the world’s only Jewish State, he did so under the gaze of the founder of Zionist ideology, Theodor Herzl...writes Raffe Gold.

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My Diaspora Love Affair with Bibi Netanyahu

Raffe Gold — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:16:21 +0000

This week the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu, addressed the annual AIPAC Policy Conference. He has made the trek to the US annually to speak before the powerful pro-Israel lobby and Bibi, like his speech before the US Congress, can always find a warm and receptive audience...writes Raffe Gold.

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Why no Love for Jobnikim

Raffe Gold — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:44:05 +0000

Yair Lapid, Israel’s newest political star, berated the Shas Party the other day for harming the State of Israel and endangering the middle class who ‘carry this country on their backs’ with their refusal to participate in civil life or serve in the army...writes Raffe Gold.

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A Crime against the Machine

Raffe Gold — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:05:04 +0000

For the last several days Israel has been under constant attack. Our civilians have been targeted, our financial institutions have been disrupted and our airlines have been under malicious assault...writes Raffe Gold.

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2012: The Year of the Foreign Passport

Raffe Gold — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:13:24 +0000

Will 2012 be the year of the foreign passport? Will left-wing Israelis, after experiencing gender segregation; political sidelining and the threat of religious coercion find themselves researching how much it would cost to move away from Israel for good? What will happen when these Israelis say that enough is enough? When they believe that the Zionist dream remains just that...a dream that could have been so much more...writes Raffe Gold.

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The Lament Over Loewenstein

Raffe Gold — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:45:56 +0000

The purpose of journalism has always been to seek truth through an arduous process of investigation. Journalists today follow in the illustrious shoes of Edward R Murrow, Woodward and Bernstein and Seymour Hersh. These are journalists who were able to change society through their writings for the better...writes Raffe Gold.

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The ‘Rega’ Nation

Raffe Gold — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:14:25 +0000

Standard reading for anyone interested in Israel is the fantastic book ‘Start-Up Nation’...writes Raffe Gold.

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Why I am going Naked for Israel and the Middle East

Raffe Gold — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:52:05 +0000

Anyone who knows me is aware that if I step into a gym it is usually to ask for directions out of the gym. I am the farthest thing from a gym junkie and the very idea of exercise makes me reach for the ice-cream that seems to constantly be in my freezer...write Raffe Gold.

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