Musings
My latest: when the tortured are (falsely) called torturers
Benjamin Netanyahu is not an extremely likeable person. In Israel, where this writer met with many people earlier this month, Israel’s Prime Minister was reviled across the ideological spectrum, from…
My latest: the hidden hand
If you are a Canadian Jew, or you are one of the many who supports Canadian Jews and Israel, it’s been a bad week. The mayor of Canada’s largest city…
My latest: Chow has chosen sides
Olivia Chow has made her choice. For months, she’s bobbed and weaved. For months, she has refused to be crystal clear about the orgy of anti-Semitism and Jew-hating crime that…
Mayor Chow calls raising Israel’s flag “divisive”
So, here’s what I call Mayor Chow: here.
Unmasked
Not only is wearing that mask an indication that you hate Jews and democracy, it’s also pretty derivative, campus kids.
My latest: the loneliest country in the world
JERUSALEM – One of the first things you notice about this country, when you come here, is the people. Not the beautiful sights, so much, these days. The people. At…
How far we have fallen
Hamas military wing logo projected on the side of a building at the University of Toronto last night.
From Israel to here
Back home from Israel. Photo: where Hamas came into Kfar Aza on Oct. 7. I’m on the spot where they killed 20 young people before killing many more. Jews and…
If this doesn’t break your heart
…you don’t have one.
My latest: the hidden hand
JERUSALEM – Israel’s government is paying close attention to pro-Hamas, anti-Semitic protests and rallies happening in Canada and the West – and is very concerned, says a senior Israeli government…
My latest: Israel won’t blink
TEL AVIV – Israel won’t stop its military advance against the Hamas stronghold of Rafah, says a former senior ranking Israeli military commander – whether the United States and Western…
Hezbollah drone attacks just East of where we are
…right after we met with an ex-IDF officer who tracks such attacks 24/7. Welcome to the lives of the people of Northern Israel.
PSA
GPS won’t tell you where we are in Northern Israel right now. GPS signals here are being jammed by IDF to deter Hezbollah missiles from landing on our heads. Sorry,…
My latest: images of October 7
KIBBUTZ NIR OZ AND SDEROT – On this, Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024, the image that is difficult to forget is found on a bed at Nir Oz. It is of…
My latest: Israelis on the occupiers who oppose “occupation”
HOSTAGE SQUARE, TEL AVIV – They haven’t missed it. They’ve seen what’s happening on our campuses. They’ve seen and read the news reports – reports showing over-privileged white Gen Z…
Kibbutz Nir Or
Some shots from kibbutz Nir Oz, where dozens were slaughtered or taken by Hamas. The picture of that family? Every one of them was slaughtered here.