Sabine Sterk
ARTICLES BY: Sabine Sterk
When Experience Becomes a Risk: Why Democracies Need an Age Limit for Leadership
In democracies across the world, there is an uncomfortable conversation that too few people are willing to have: how old is too old to lead? This...
The Commentary on Gaza Always Prioritizes Sensation Over Facts
For more than a decade, I have been actively engaged in advocating for Israel. Throughout this time, one of the most frustrating challenges has been...
Israel Is Losing Public Support Because It Has Completely Lost the Narrative
Israel has long understood how to defend itself against conventional military threats. It has built one of the world's most capable armies, developed sophisticated intelligence...
Jerusalem at a Crossroads: Rethinking Dependence on Washington
There are moments in history when long-held assumptions must be tested against reality. For Israel, that moment may be now. For decades, the alliance between Jerusalem...
How Israel Adds Economic Value and Technological Advancement to the United States
In much of the public debate in the US, the relationship between Israel and the United States is often reduced to a simplistic and misleading...
Israel Must Stop Handing Victories to Its Critics
Are some of Israel’s own decisions undermining its future? No one who cares about Israel wants to ask that question. No one who understands Jewish history,...
When a Jewish Icon Moves to Israel for Her Safety: A Warning Sign for the Netherlands
The reported decision of Dutch singer Lenny Kuhr, a beloved cultural figure and winner of the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest, to relocate to Israel should...
The Media Is Biased Against Israel; What Should We Do About It?
Where do we turn when we want to understand Israel as it actually is? Many people still instinctively answer with confidence: newspapers. It feels rational, grounded,...
Who Owns the Story? Israel Needs Images and Messages That Match the Palestinian Narrative
In today’s hyperconnected world, legitimacy is no longer determined solely by history books or diplomatic recognition. It is shaped, distilled, and often distorted in the...
Israel Acts Because It Has No Choice
Ask ordinary people why conflict persists in the Middle East, and the answer is almost automatic. Israel is blamed. Israel is labeled the aggressor. Israel...
Israel and the Impossible Standard of Moral Perfection
There is a standard applied to Israel that no other nation is expected to meet. It is not a standard of law, nor of morality...
Lessons From South Africa for Israel
There was a time when South Africa found itself pushed to the margins of the international community. The reason was clear and widely condemned --...
Amsterdam’s New Warning to Europe on Antisemitism
Amsterdam likes to present itself as a city of tolerance. It celebrates diversity, prides itself on openness, and often reminds the world of its history...
Self-Reliance Is Israel’s Strategic Imperative
History has taught the Jewish people many painful lessons, but perhaps the most enduring one is this: survival can never depend entirely on the goodwill...
