In recent years, Palestinian activism has frequently employed three keywords that have resonated with a global audience of sympathizers: "Apartheid", "Oppression", and "Two-State Solution". While there's no denying the efficacy of these terms in advocating for Palestinian statehood, logically, they seem to be at odds with each other. Addressing one, when they're used in conjunction, seems impossible. This observation has deeper implications, ones that many Israelis recognize: The ultimate triumph of Palestinian activism could lead to the end of Israel and a third wave of Diaspora Jewry, often accompanied by significant strife.

07 August 2023

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Many in Israel and abroad are screaming over what they call the decline of Israel’s democracy after the Knesset passed controversial legislation. However, it is the decline in another staple of a democratic society that is more concerning. Consider this: A duly elected government passes a law, one that has stoked controversy and seems widely unpopular, and the next day all the newspapers run the same “cover story” decrying the tragedy that has just befallen the nation. But, later it is revealed that these were not cover stories; they were advertisements—a paid campaign to make it look like the world was ending; a lament that a tragedy as big as the destruction of the two Holy Temples that we commemoratively mourn today has befallen the Jewish nation.

27 July 2023

Read more: 'A Dark Day In Israel' Was Not Caused By The Knesset, But By The Media's Greed

Have you ever encountered produce in your local supermarket labeled 'Made in Palestine'? Or can you recall any recent technological or financial development from Palestine featured in the news? Chances are, most of you would answer in the negative. On the other hand, if we were to replace 'Palestine' with 'Israel,' many well-educated individuals could instantly think of five Israeli items or technologies they use daily.

23 July 2023

Read more: Palestinians Would Thrive If They Learned This From Their Israeli Neighbors

Last week, The Judean was privileged to celebrate America’s Independence Day in Jerusalem with one of the only media outlets that prides itself on presenting the facts, and one of the most iconic faces and names in fact-based journalism, Greta Van Susteren. Van Susteren, who began her career as a trial attorney and spent over a decade arguing in front of juries and appellate court judges, rose to notoriety on CNN as a legal analyst and made her mark during the O.J. Simpson trial. Despite her own personal regret over being “consumed in a Hollywood murder” one thing was apparent from the start, her focus on facts and insistence on them during interviews and when filing reports drove her Cable News career.

11 July 2023

Read more: With One Word, Newsmax's Greta Van Susteren Nailed What Most Media Lacks

One interesting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been completely abandoned in recent decades due largely to the strong Islamification of the local Palestinian population; that solution was the cultural integration of Diaspora Jews and local Muslims into one united group known as Israelis. While the Muslim and early Ottoman empires who ruled the land of Israel for centuries did indeed allow for expanded non-Jewish migration into the region, according to some, many of those in today's local Palestinian communities have their roots in Judaism. Yes, there are many in the Palestinian population whose ancestors were 'Judeans' and were forcefully converted to Islam or Christianity, or just chose to do so, and the DNA surveys and analysis back this claim up. In the early years of modern Zionism, this fact held the secrets of how to prevent an endless conflict, and pursuing it further was of deep interest to many key players such as David Ben-Gurion, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, and many others. 

09 July 2023

Read more: The Historic Solution That Could Have Prevented The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict