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Harold Rhode

Harold Rhode

Harold Rhode served as a specialist on Islamic culture and the Middle East in the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 1982 to 2010. He studied at a university in Iran during the early and mid-stages of the Islamic Revolution. He is currently a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Gatestone Institute in New York, as well as a Senior Fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. See his website at: harold-rhode.com.

Jews from all over the world participate in the annual March of the Living program on the grounds of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, as Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 16, 2015. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/Flash90.
Opinion
How the Holocaust became part of Israel’s mixed Jewish identity
Today, it is rare to find Israeli Jews in their 20s and younger who don’t share ancestors from both the Ashkenazi and Sephardic worlds. Israelis are so intermarried that the memory of the Holocaust has become part of the collective historical memory of the entire Jewish population of Israel.
Apr. 12, 2018
Harold Rhode
Opinion
With Iran backtracking on hijab enforcement, government senses its own weakness
New statement shows that the government is confused and unclear about how to react to ongoing protests regarding women’s headscarves.
Mar. 4, 2018
Harold Rhode
U.S. President Donald Trump and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas at a joint press conference in Bethlehem, May 23, 2017. Credit: Flash90.
Opinion
Why whoever replaces Abbas will act the same towards Israel
Israelis and Americans should stop worrying about who will lead the Palestinians, and instead spend time thinking about how Israel and America can address the civilizational war engulfing the entire region.
Feb. 28, 2018
Harold Rhode
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