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Gidon Ben-zvi
ARTICLES BY: Gidon Ben-zvi
Exposing the Media’s Lies About Israel
While today's widespread use of the term "fake news" can be traced to US President Donald Trump claims that well-established facts are not actually facts,...
Let Sarsour Spew: The Case for Allowing Hate Speech on Campus
The City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Public Health has stirred up controversy with its decision to invite anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour to serve...
The Palestinians Still Teach Their Children to Hate
On February 23, the Israeli Education Ministry, Jerusalem District Police and Shin Bet security agency closed down a Hamas-operated school in east Jerusalem for teaching a...
What It’s Like When Jerusalem Goes on Strike
It's been a hard week to be a father of young children in Jerusalem. Public day care centers across Israel's capital have been shut for three days and...
In Israel, Shouting ‘Fire’ in a Theater Is Considered Free Speech
Imagine, if you will, a member of the US Congress being caught smuggling cell phones, SIM cards and documents to the Black Liberation Army, Aryan Nation or some...
What America Can Learn From Israel About Confronting Racism
The gruesome Facebook video of an 18-year-old, mentally disabled white male being savagely beaten by four African Americans has thrust the issue of race right...
The UN Votes to Expel 400,000 Jews. Now What?
The UN Security Council vote, made possible by the Obama Administration's historic decision to abstain, has effectively nullified the Oslo Accords, which were premised on direct negotiations between...
Israel’s ‘Settlements’ Are Not Blocking the Path to Peace
The crisis over the Israeli Supreme Court's December 25 deadline to evacuate the Jewish Amona outpost has provoked soul searching within Israel about how the government should treat native...
To Preserve the Settlements, Build a National Consensus
If you missed the news about Israel's recent reported bombing of a Hezbollah arms convoy and a Syrian Army site in Damascus, you're not alone....
Thanks for the Memories: Why Israel Has No Use for American Jewish Organizations
Many American Jewish organizations are currently minimizing antisemitism, and arguing that people who hate Israel are not antisemites. In this environment, does it make sense for...
How Would Living in the United States Change My Daughters?
Yogi Berra once said that when you come to a fork in the road, take it. On a recent family vacation to the United States, I did...
Indict, Expel, Repeat: Time for Anti-Israeli MKs to Leave the Knesset
The Knesset Ethics Committee has decided to ban three Arab MKs from parliamentary activity following a meeting they held with families of terrorists killed while...
Separate But Equal? Egalitarian Prayer Space at Western Wall Is Still Religious Discrimination
A plan to create a special prayer space at the southern expanse of the Western Wall where the Conservative and Reform movements can hold gender-mixed services was...
How Would Israeli Human Rights Groups Have Reacted During World War II?
Since the outbreak of the recent terror attacks against Israeli citizens, human rights groups such as B'Tselem have been rushing to defend Palestinians who are allegedly being...
North Korea Threatens US With 'Horrible Nuclear Strike'
Israel Closes West Bank, Gaza Strip for Rosh Hashanah
Abbas Tells Trump Israel-Palestinian Peace Deal Can Be Reached This Year