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How Many Deaths Are Enough?

by | Aug 6, 2014 | Journal

There have been many, MANY anti-Israel posts zipping their way around the Internet. Facebook, in particular, seems to breed them, the venomous hate seeping through comment threads, trollers determined to push their particular agenda. For the most part, I make a...

This Is Personal

by | Aug 3, 2014 | Journal

It has been recently brought to my attention that I post too much about Israel on Facebook. I guess it’s a real downer to be reminded that half a world away a vicious and deadly conflict is taking place. Perhaps somewhere a memo has circulated that Facebook is...

I Am Hated For Who I Am

by | Jul 30, 2014 | Journal

I thought it would be better when I got back to LA. In some ways, it is. I haven’t heard an air raid siren since Saturday. Shrapnel isn’t likely to fall from the sky. The concept of war is not as aggressively in my face. I can no longer hear my...

If Only I Could Be So Brave

by | Jul 24, 2014 | Journal

I grew up in America. My family may have spent summers in Israel, but I grew up American. When I finished high school, it did not cross my mind for a minute whether I should enlist in the Israeli army. Not for one second. So off I went to college. I didn’t have...

When There Is Nothing Left To Say

by | Jul 20, 2014 | Journal

My work ethic keeps telling me that a blog post is long overdue. But as much as I try to bring myself to write one, I can’t. I’m in Tel Aviv right now, and it’s hard to bring myself to go to the beach. It’s hard to walk the streets, to shop, to...