Over the years, I’ve taken on a number of freelance projects that have been published in outlets such as The New York Times, NBC News, The New York Daily News, The Forward, Tablet, Haaretz, The Times of Israel, The Jerusalem Post, Guilt and Pleasure, Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Magazine and The Seventh Eye. Since leaving AP in October 2020, I’ve also started writing analysis and commentary columns for various publications.
The only context for this tragedy comes from the darkest days of Jewish history. Op-ed published in The Times of Israel Even without a final death toll, we can already confidently state this grisly figure: Oct. 7, 2023, was the…
It would be a sweetheart deal, but the PM no longer has the political capital, public support or moral authority for it. Op-ed published in The Times of Israel As the son of a noted Jewish historian and the brother…
The unhealthy habits Israel picked up from the United States echo throughout its judicial crisis. My guest column published in The New York Times TEL AVIV — Hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed a proposed judicial overhaul that has…
The “old Bibi” would never have allowed the country to spiral into the unprecedented crisis it now faces. For Israel’s sake, let’s hope some of him still remains. Op-ed published in The Times of Israel I’ve never liked Benjamin Netanyahu….
The Bennett government collapsed because of baseless fearmongering, a tribal devotion to Likud and a cult of personality surrounding its leader on trial for corruption. Op-ed published in The Times of Israel Throughout the year-long tenure of Naftali Bennett and…
How an awkward German refugee helped liberate southern Israel in the 1948 war of independence. Published in Tablet Magazine. It was a crucial turning point in Israel’s fight for survival. After ten days of intense fighting, the warring parties agreed…
The country’s current reality doesn’t merit the panicked reaction to a recent wave of attacks. Op-ed published in The Times of Israel Anytime Israel endures a spate of terrorist attacks the country seems to digress into a sad, visceral ritual….
Naftali Bennett is an entrepreneur, a product of Israel’s vaunted high-tech startup nation. It’s a culture where high-risk and high-reward ventures are encouraged and where only the most daring score big. Op-ed published in The Times of Israel Israeli Prime…
With the world trending authoritarian, will Trump turn out to be the first of his kind while the moderate Biden in fact be the last of his? Op-ed published in The Times of Israel For much of Donald Trump’s chaotic,…
Published in The Canadian Jewish News on Remembrance Day 2021 For most of his life, my grandfather, Mickey Heller, tried to put the memories of the Second World War behind him. After two years in Europe as a navigator in…
America’s national sport has tried unsuccessfully to make inroads in the Holy Land for decades. Perhaps a successful showing in Tokyo will finally win the game some fans at home. Op-ed published in The Times of Israel On paper, it…
The US president’s mix of support and restraint enabled Israel to bring the Gaza fighting to an optimal close. Israel must now heed his call to return to peacemaking. Op-ed published in The Times of Israel Imagine for a moment…
With an unprecedented barrage of rockets, and an unexpected assist from Arab and Jewish thugs meting out vigilante justice on the street, Hamas again upends Israeli politics. Op-ed published in The Times of Israel. Where have we seen this before?…