Israel Diaries

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Ian Black: Predicting Tragedy by Making it Up

Ian Black just wrote an article in the Guardian decrying the tragedy that will befall the Palestinians should Israel actually carry out the unthinkable crime of extending her sovereignty to include parts of Judea & Samaria. What gives Ian Black the authority to make such decrees? First of all, he is not just a journalist, […]

When Palestinian Tragedy is No Tragedy at All

Those Europeans do go on and on and on about it. As do many other, such as Canadian former diplomats, British Jews, and even some Israelis. They are all horrified by the idea that Israel will extend her sovereignty over her own land in Judea & Samaria. They all warn of Arabs who will be […]

Who are the strongest least apologetic Zionist voices in Israel today?

It seems some of the strongest Zionist voices are those belonging to a Druze man from Daliat el-Carmel, an Arabic-speaking Christian from Haifa and an Aramaic Christian Maronite from Gush Halav. Let us look at what these three men posted on Facebook about the protest in Tel Aviv yesterday — the protest against extending Israeli […]

What’s the real story against declaring our sovereignty in Judea and Samaria?

There is a debate in Israel that rises and falls like the ocean tides. This debate concerns whether or not Israel should be declaring our sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, more specifically over Area C and the Jordan Valley. We can surely count on the debate cycles ebbing and flowing for the foreseeable future. But […]