Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking The Present: Oscar-Worthy Victimhood April 17, 2021 Sherry Oz No Comments It is said that history is written by the victors. That is apparently not always true. When ‘narrative’ stands in for history, history can be revised and written by the…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking B’Tselem Confirms that Checkpoints in Judea and Samaria Not so Bad April 16, 2021 Sherry Oz No Comments Those who protest against the Israeli so-called ‘occupation’ always bring up the subject of prevention of freedom of movement in the Palestinian Authority (PA). For example, Machsom Watch, an organization…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Doesn’t The Guardian Ever Stop Promoting Antisemitism? April 11, 2021 Sherry Oz No Comments Peddling in anti-Israel propaganda by publishing lies and distortions of the truth is one form of antisemitism that seems to be justified by much of the world as their declared…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Joint Memorial Day Ceremony — Hard questions? Answers? April 5, 2021 Sherry Oz No Comments Supposedly embracing the controversy around the joint Israeli-Palestinian memorial day ceremony, the American Friends of the Parents Circle hosted a zoom discussion on March 30 with Osama Elawat of the…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Abu Ali Express — not the shopping site, an Arab writing in Hebrew to Israelis March 4, 2021 Sherry Oz No Comments An interesting and mysterious blogger who, for some reason beknownst only to him, has named his blog “Abu Ali Express” was recently brought to my attention. He (or maybe he…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Has Naftali Bennett Given up His Values for Corona’s Sake? February 13, 2021 Sherry Oz No Comments When I declare my hope that Naftali Bennett, leader of the Yamina Party, becomes the next prime minister of Israel, I face a lot of agreement, on the one hand,…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Carmiel: What has the Nation State Law to do with Taking Kids to School? February 9, 2021 Sherry Oz No Comments Sensationalizing an issue is something we expect of news sites and Times of Israel did not disappoint; however, we do not expect the courts to cause a sensation when the…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Michal Eshed Takes on Arab Lies about Indigeneity in Israel November 17, 2020 Sherry Oz No Comments Many accuse Israel of Judaizing place names in the modern State of Israel. In fact, if you search Google Scholar for academic papers using the search term “Judaization Project” you…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Bibi-Biden / Bibi-Trump: Big Difference November 9, 2020 Sherry Oz No Comments I have heard Israelis express disappointment that Bibi did not wait for the official results before congratulating Biden on his win, thinking that the legal challenge to the results may…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking France and its Indigenous Muslims November 1, 2020 Sherry Oz No Comments Let’s engage in a little thought experiment. France is going through hard times. As if fighting the Coronavirus is not enough, it has also had to deal with two terror…