Tension in Israel
Israel is interesting in that the area within the country’s borders is divided up between Israeli and Palestinian territory. The two sides have been arguing over country lines for decades, and...
View ArticleIsraeli Internet Censors: Existent or Nonexistent?
Israel is very similar to the United States in the form of technology. Many of them use the Internet and smartphones to access the Internet at all times. People can write personal blogs and access a...
View ArticleIsrael Attempts to Censor American Coverage
In conjunction with my last post, I wanted to bring up the idea of censoring other country’s media. We see it now with the idea that North Korea is hacking Sony in order to get them to block the new …...
View ArticleThank You Birthright!
For ten days over break, I had the opportunity to visit Israel thanks to Birthright, which allows all Jewish kids to get a free trip to the Jewish homeland. It was an incredible life changing...
View ArticleThe Grey Area of Israeli Speakers: Ari Shavit
The complexities of the conflict in Israel-Palestine will never be something I will be able to go over in one blog, even if I blog about it for the rest of the semester (which may occur at this point,...
View ArticleThe Invitation
Last week, the day after the State of the Union address by President Obama, a weird thing happened. John Boehner, the Republican Speaker of the House, invited Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin...
View ArticleGrowing Up #2: A Missionary Doctor In Israel
2. A missionary doctor in Israel. (Ages 6+) Mom used to read us stories from “The Millers Series” when I was young; one of the books was a compilation of missionary stories, and it had a chapter about...
View ArticleTo Leah: Allusional Poetry
#154 – TO LEAH – 2/7/2015 Straight-haired, soft-eyed beauty, the seven years were not for you. You watched the young love from a distance, wistful spirit couched in passive pleasance, knowing he was...
View ArticleShadows and Ghosts
Here we are in Akko, Israel, at the Marine Academy and up on Tel Akko excavating an archaeological site that has already uncovered parts of Greek, Persian and Phoenician settlements. We are in our...
View ArticleMonumental Rain
Rain—sometimes it’s a good thing, sometimes, not so much. Last winter the northern portion of Israel received a lot of rain. For the people in the area, for the farmers, for anyone living here, that...
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