Meet Daniel the Settler
Meet @Danithesett or Daniel the settler. He lives in Judea-Samaria. Here is how he introduces a thread posted on 13 November. What’s it like being a “settler” in Judea & Samaria? (This is my most personal thread yet, so I may delete) >> The post has had about 439K views to date and he has […]
Don’t worry, Mr President. There are no surprises here. Signed: Israel
In a ynetnews report of the meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Lapid and USA President Biden, the latter is quoted as having said: “Don’t surprise us,” when it comes to the matter of the Israel-Palestinian conflict and West Bank settlements. Some social media reactions to this suggest that he is asking Israel to promise that […]
Israelis debate Israel: What has to change?
The current Russia-Ukraine war is certainly a tragedy of huge proportion. However, there is another tragedy taking place at this moment — in our very own land, a tragedy that has been simmering under the radar for decades and now seems about to erupt like a volcano. How much news coverage will this growing Israeli […]
Oz Zion Residents March with PLO Flag and Thank Bennett and Shaked
The Jewish outpost of Oz Zion, in the Binyamin region of Samaria, was demolished four days ago. It was home to two families and five youth aged 16-18 who live there full-time and are studying in the yeshiva on site. Other teenagers join them for varying amounts of time, also to study and ensure a […]
Proof of Incitement: Add these Israeli NGOs to the list of terrorist organizations?
Yesterday, in an article published in United with Israel, I raised the possibility that Jewish leftists were on hand at Susya soley for the purposes of recording the violence and making the false accusation that settlers attacked Arabs in a playground, chasing the children away. It is logical to assume that the activists did not […]
The Present: Oscar-Worthy Victimhood
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 vanquished. And, accordingly, we have the movie, The Present, a Palestinian narrative in cinematic form. Having already won several prizes, it is a candidate in […]
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 […]
You Cannot Divorce an Octopus Until You Release Its Tentacles
Anyone who looks at the map of Judea & Samaria can see that it can be compared to an octopus that has its tentacles all in a dither. Therefore, when talking about any change in status to the region, whether that is extending Israel’s sovereignty, unilaterial disengagement, or the supposed two-state-solution, it is not the […]
New Book Contends Well With Old Accusation Against Israel (Without Taking Sides)
Is Israel stealing land from Palestinian Arabs? Martin Blecher, author of the soon-to-be published book, Israeli Settlements: Land Politics beyond the Geneva Convention, suggests that what one asks about an issue is key to understanding it and that this seemingly simple question is actually made up of a number of questions. Whether or not Israel […]
Tripping in Samaria And Talking With Settlers
What would you expect to see on a tour of Samaria? What do you expect settlers to be like? A Very Little Bit of Background Samaria is the ancient name of the region based upon the name of what was once a capital city of the northern Kingdom of Israel. The Hebrew name is The […]