Israel, Zionism “The people of Israel will not prove itself worthy of its land by listing more companies on NASDAQ or with an increased number of start-ups…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 28 May 2017 The State of Israel exists, first and foremost, as the nation-state of the Jewish...
Israel, Palestinians, Politics in Israel “…when pushed to explain why the much-promised two-state solution is perennially stuck, always the answer is to blame Arab obstructionism” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 May 2017 Whenever the claim that Israel stole Palestinian lands is heard, Israel inevitably answers, “We...
Beer, Bible, Middle East “The process for making beer was different in the ancient world from that used today, and it didn’t include the addition of hops or carbonation” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 May 2017 Barley, one of the more popular grains for making beer in the ancient world,...
Israel, Palestinians “…a Palestinian child, if asked to sketch the map, would produce one that’s amazingly similar to what a Jewish Israeli child would come up with” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 May 2017 It’s a reasonable assumption that a Palestinian child, if asked to sketch the map,...
Israel, Palestinians, Zionism “The Zionist movement succeeded in creating a homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel over sixty years ago” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 May 2017 The Zionist movement succeeded in creating a homeland for the Jewish people in the...
Politics in America, Zionism “…for those who believe that a two-state solution is in the best interest of Israel, the Palestinians and the world, how exactly is one able to oppose settlement expansion without being labeled anti-Israel?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 May 2017 For progressively-minded Zionists, our love for Israel is not the same as blanket support...
Israel “…mythic attachments are the only wealth Jerusalem has ever produced…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 January 2017 …mythic attachments are the only wealth Jerusalem has ever produced, and they are what...
Islamic State, Middle East, Social Media “If the West really wants to destroy the Islamic State’s ‘deceptive media halo’, we need to take a page from them and foster our own forms of crowdsourced messages” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 January 2017 If the West really wants to destroy the Islamic State’s “deceptive media halo,” we...
Politics in America, Zionism “…by denying liberal principles, Zionism immediately becomes continuous with…the anti-Semitic politics of the sort promoted by the alt-right” Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 December 2016 …by denying liberal principles, Zionism immediately becomes continuous with — rather than contradictory to...
Israel “…the comparison between the alt-right’s white-Christian ethnic politics and the Jewish State is not just misleading, but sinister” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 December 2016 It is important to emphasize that, in some crucial respects, the comparison between the...