US Lawmakers Highlight Discord between America and Israel

Posted on 31 May, 2023

Several events that have taken place over the past week highlight where the United States and Israel do not see eye to eye. One such event is the White House’s first-ever national strategy to combat antisemitism. To Israel’s surprise, the…

Tagged with: Facebook, LinkedIn Newsletter, Newsmax, The Times of Israel
Posted in America, antisemitism, Articles, Israel, News

Israel as Two States Won’t Bring Peace

Posted on 24 May, 2023

A new survey published in Israel reveals that about half of the Jewish public in Israel believes that splitting Israeli society into two autonomous states is possible. Ten percent of the respondents in the survey believe that such a division…

Tagged with: Facebook, IsraelHayom, LinkedIn Newsletter, Newsmax
Posted in Articles, Israel, News, Peace

The Loneliness Epidemic

Posted on 17 May, 2023

This month, the U.S. Surgeon General published an advisory on loneliness titled “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation.” According to the advisory, approximately half of U.S. adults experienced loneliness daily, even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which only…

Tagged with: Facebook, KabNET, LinkedIn Newsletter, Medium, Newsmax, The Times of Israel
Posted in Articles, Health, News

Abundant Milk, Meat, and Fish, but No Animals in Sight

Posted on 26 April, 2023

Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood by a sleek tablet-like touchscreen of a big meat-producing machine, chose the percentage of fat he wanted in his steak, and pressed “Print.” A few minutes later, his order was ready. Printing…

Tagged with: Facebook, KabNET, LinkedIn Newsletter, Medium, Newsmax, The Times of Israel
Posted in Articles, Israel, Media, News

2,000 Years of Hatred with No Sign of Relief

Posted on 19 April, 2023

Yesterday was Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorating the six million Jews who were murdered by the Nazis and their accomplices during World War II. Today, April 19, is the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the…

Tagged with: Facebook, LinkedIn Newsletter, Newsmax, The Times of Israel
Posted in antisemitism, Articles, Israel, News

What Makes People Right-Wing and Left-Wing?

Posted on 2 April, 2023

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘋𝘰 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘨? Nature consists of two forces: giving and receiving, plus and minus, positive and negative. We each also play host to these forces. They exist on all levels of…

Tagged with: Facebook, KabNET, LinkedIn Newsletter, Medium, Newsmax, Quora, The Times of Israel
Posted in Articles, News, Politics

The Debate Is Not about Laws, It Is about Control

Posted on 29 March, 2023

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to pause the judicial reform in order to give time for negotiation with its opposers will achieve nothing. The struggle is not about this or that law, or about how to appoint judges to Israel’s…

Tagged with: Facebook, KabNET, LinkedIn Newsletter, Medium, Newsmax, The Times of Israel
Posted in Articles, Israel, News, Politics

The Judicial War May Devolve into a Civil War

Posted on 9 February, 2023

The judicial reform that Israel’s new administration is advancing has stirred turmoil throughout Israeli society. From every sector and faction of society, people are condemning the reform or rooting for it. Those condemning it warn that the reform will obliterate…

Tagged with: Facebook, LinkedIn Newsletter, Newsmax, The Times of Israel
Posted in Articles, Israel, News, Politics

What Will Prevent a Civil War

Posted on 25 January, 2023

The tumultuous protests against the planned reforms to Israel’s judicial system seem to be tearing Israeli society apart. Prominent newspapers around the world have not only reported the plan to reform Israel’s justice system, but have actually taken sides. Thomas…

Tagged with: Facebook, LinkedIn Newsletter, Newsmax, The Times of Israel
Posted in Articles, Israel, Jewish, News, War

Is the World in Danger of Impending Famine?

Posted on 11 January, 2023

One of my students asked me about the possibility of global famine, citing a report where almost 90% of international food security and nutrition experts surveyed predicted that “without innovation and bold action, global hunger would continue to rise over the next…

Tagged with: Facebook, KabNET, LinkedIn Newsletter, Medium, Newsmax, The Times of Israel
Posted in Articles, Global Economy, Nature, News

Why the Russia-China Axis Is Unlikely to Pose a Threat to the West

Posted on 4 January, 2023

The evident warming relationship between Russia and China has been causing some concern in the West. Also, some media outlets relate to the alliance between the two powers as an asset to China in its struggle against the US for…

Tagged with: Facebook, KabNET, LinkedIn Newsletter, Medium, Newsmax, The Times of Israel
Posted in Articles, News, Politics, Russia

Net Energy Gain – Another Gift We Won’t Enjoy

Posted on 16 December, 2022

This week, the United States government announced that one of its nuclear fusion laboratories, Lawrence Livermore Lab (LLL), has achieved what US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm described as “One of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century.”…

Tagged with: Facebook, KabNET, LinkedIn Newsletter, Medium, Newsmax, The Times of Israel
Posted in Articles, News, Science