I emerge from our dimly lit office. That’s what we called it, though we often interchanged, “Office,” and “Computer…
Inside Israel and Palestine: Eyes Wide Open
“I’m in love.” I said. In retrospect, it was an odd comment to make, though one I had recited about many a…
The day before this photo was taken our group arrived in Israel by way of the Tel Aviv international airport. The first…
Israel is renown for its historic and significant religious sites, its turbulent Palestinian-Jewish and broader Arab conflicts, and its thriving and entrepreneurial startup culture. Yet, for all the geopolitical…
As I awoke in the Judean Desert after a night of bonding with my fellow trek leaders and peers, I looked upon the skyline in front of me. Straight ahead, I could see a rock plateau towering above the rest of its…
Israel Trek 2018 certainly began as a love story. From the moment we touched down in Ben Gurion airport, it was love at first sight. I was mesmerized by the pale hue cast over the Old City by the Jerusalem Stone and was enchanted by the green hills we experienced on long bus…
The Oppressed Immigrant Oppressor:
Dust and AshesAnti-Semitism, ZionismVictims, Immigrants, Settlers
Why do Nations Fail?Why do nations surviveAgainst all oddsAgainst all enemiesJust war, blood…
Before domes and walls
Grottos and skyscrapers
There was a promise.
And the miraculous family
Twelve tribes, 12 million people
Life is sababa until it’s not. We were exploring the Carmel and Nachalat Binyamin Market, and the first order of business was finding lunch. I ended up going back and forth between two seemingly standard places with chicken schnitzel. I remember standing in a small mass of people, and everything…
