Ron Katz
ARTICLES BY: Ron Katz
The Paradox of Bialik Street: Why Israel’s Political Majority Remains Powerless
Israel's parliamentary system can be mind-boggling, but Israelis understand it very well. For those of us who grew up in a "one person, one vote,...
A Room That Stayed Standing
Michael Gamal walked into the room expecting a fight. A Coptic Egyptian, Michael is a former anti-Israel activist who had spent years certain of who his...
Shock and Resolve: Responsibility from Afar in Times of War
When my flight to Tel Aviv was canceled in Warsaw, the war had not yet officially begun. Airlines, however, often sense what governments have not...
700 Days Since Oct. 7: Resilience Amid Conflict, From Gideon to Gaza
Three thousand years ago, 300 resourceful Israelite soldiers under the leadership of Gideon defeated 100,000 Midianites. Celebrated for bravery, strategy, and integrity, the legendary victory...
The View From an Israeli Bomb Shelter: 60 Seconds to Survival
In the 1970s, I arrived in Israel as an exchange student from Berkeley. The country was still reeling from the Yom Kippur War -- having narrowly...
Evolution Favors Hate Baiters; Are Facts Headed Toward Extinction?
Joe Friday, the protagonist in the 1960’s television series Dragnet, delighted a generation of baby-boomers with his good cop demeanor and his famous tagline: “just...
