Today I sat through an incredibly frustrating talk by the newly appointed Israel ambassador to the UN, Meron Reuben. Meron recently replaced Gabriela shalev who most likely resigned from her post after serving for the last two years. Meron gave a generic politico talk, spanning the ways in which Israel is helping the UN reach [...]
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We often experience the clash of contexts that happen on social media sites. We all have a different perception of what is funny or what is considered true. We are used to dealing separately with each of our friend groups. However, with many social media services, all [...] If there was one day in the year I truly wish I could go back to Israel for, it would be today – Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day). It is the day I feel furthest from home; most taken out of context. A day that is such an important part of Israeli reality; a tremendously sad [...] We must never forget Several weeks after the Israeli operation in Gaza, Danny Zamir, director of the Yitzhak Rabin military preparatory academy at Oranim College, organized a meeting of his graduates. There they chatted behind closed doors and shared their experience from the operation. A transcript of their conversation was initially published in the College paper, but was picked [...] I am deeply disturbed by how easily people use of the word terrorist in the US ever since this “war on terror” began. Listening to the Palin/McCain rhetoric over the past few weeks, I am terrified and angry. Terrified because I see many similarities with the devastating right-wing propaganda generated when I was a teenager [...] I’ve been waiting to finally see this video, and now that its out, all I have to say is – lame…lame…lame…! Two days ago Tzipi Livni made a web appearance, interviewing on the popular Israeli portal Tapuz. She answered questions submitted by people on the forum online. I was impressed by her frankness and intelligence. She did not aspire to put on an unfiltered, rehearsed and polished performance. On the contrary, what you can see is [...] First of all, I’m stoked that the New York Times indexes and semantically parses Global Voices posts within their Topics pages!! Recognizing the importance of local perspectives in this age of journalism. My most recent piece, found in a popular Israeli online forum, describes a puzzling incident which could have dire consequences for Tzipi Livni’s [...] |
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