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Alex Safian

Palestinians and their supporters protest against Israel as part of a “Nakba Day” rally in Times Square in New York City, May 14, 2023. Credit: rblfmr/Shutterstock.

It’s a testament to the power of propaganda that so many in the West believe that Israel caused the Palestinian refugee problem.

Alex Safian

May 21, 2023

Supreme Court justices arrive for a hearing in Jerusalem on the appointment of Shas leader Aryeh Deri as a government minister, Jan. 5, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Is judicial reform a threat to Israeli democracy?

Such reform is a contentious issue in Israel and the diaspora, which underscores why it should be discussed rationally and soberly, without hyperbolic and potentially dangerous charges.

Alex Safian

January 15, 2023

“CNN” chief political correspondent Dana Bash. Credit: CNN.com.

Analyzing ‘Rising Hate: Anti-Semitism in America’

Anti-Semitism cannot be rolled back and overcome without an honest look at why it exists and why it is growing.

Alex Safian

August 25, 2022

Rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli civilian populations on Aug. 7, 2022. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Estimating the number of Gazans killed by Islamic Jihad rockets

It appears that in the latest round of fighting, half of all Gaza deaths were the fault of Islamic Jihad, not Israel.

Alex Safian

August 8, 2022

Amnesty International’s Big Lie about Israel

Because the organization is determined to denigrate and delegitimize the Jewish state, its only choice is to misrepresent facts, laws and definitions.

Alex Safian

February 1, 2022

Smoke rising from the Al-Jalaa tower in Gaza City after an Israeli airstrike, which according to the Israel Defense Forces housed Hamas intelligence and weaponry. Several media outlets also had offices in the building, including the Associated Press and Al Jazeera. May 15, 2021. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.

Human Rights Watch’s new report is a dud

The organization’s report on alleged Israel war crimes in Gaza, like its other work on Israel, is fatally compromised by its malignant hatred for the Jewish state.

Alex Safian

July 28, 2021

Flames and smoke billow after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 19, 2021. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

How many Gazans were killed by Hamas rockets in May?

Hamas aims to take out as many Israeli civilians as possible, but it often misfires—some 680 rockets fell short and fatally landed in Gaza instead.

Alex Safian

July 5, 2021

An anti-Israel protest in Times Square, New York City, May 11, 2021. Credit: Andrew Ratto/Wikimedia Commons.

What’s disproportional is the criticism of Israel

The lies told about Israel encourage Palestinians to believe that if only they “resist” long enough, then Israel can be eliminated. But all that’s being eliminated are the chances for a just peace.

Alex Safian

June 21, 2021

Why 1948 matters more than ever

Alex Safian

April 3, 2013

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