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Jul 5, 2018, 6:33 PM

Olim can be Jerusalem’s great opportunity

Jerusalem is the most beautiful and fascinating city in the world. Israel’s capital is filled with history, diversity, dynamic culture and simple beauty. Jerusalem is also one of the most challenging cities in Israel. Its great diversity also sometimes creates...

Mar 16, 2016, 12:51 PM

Bernie Sanders, Antisemites and American Jewish Identity

Bernie Sanders is the only Jew to ever win a presidential primary. As such, he is the Jew who has come the closest to being President. Even if he does not win the democratic nomination, this is still a...

Dec 17, 2015, 8:40 AM

America’s Quiet Boycott of Judea and Samaria

The European Union's call to label Israeli products coming from Judea and Samaria has received well deserved media attention and widespread criticism. The hypocrisy of the move is well known. After all, Europe labels products coming from Western Sahara, a...

Nov 14, 2015, 9:09 PM

Je Suis Freedom

Friday Night, right before Shabbat, where I do not have access to the internet or news, I heard about a terrorist attack that killed 2 in a town called Othniel right next to Hebron. The names of the victims...

Jul 1, 2015, 1:11 PM

Canada Day: Thank You PM Harper

Dear Prime Minister Stephen Harper, On this Canada Day, as a Canadian living abroad, I want to thank you. Canada has a long history of standing up for freedom. Most strikingly, but not only, when the free world was threatened in...

Jan 13, 2015, 6:53 PM

Four Lessons Europe Should Learn From the Latest Wave of Terrorist Attacks

The latest wave of terrorist attacks in France should make European think deeply where they went wrong. Here are five lessons which they should take from this horrible experience: 1. The battle between Islamic terrorism and western democracies is a...

Jun 14, 2014, 10:44 PM

United we stand

The kidnapping of the three teens, like other national tragedies, underlines Israel's intense solidarity

Oct 20, 2013, 10:24 AM

Participating in Deciding Jerusalem’s Future

A crucially important week for Jerusalem's future has now started. There are two different options as to how Jerusalem residents will wake up on Wednesday morning, the day after the elections. Either the great majority of residents will be happy...

Jul 23, 2013, 7:19 AM

The Reasons for Israel’s Failures in Public Diplomacy

The recent announcement of a European boycott of Israeli companies with activities in Judea and Samaria has once again highlighted the state of Israel's public diplomacy: failures keep on coming and the situation never seems to improve. Much to...

May 27, 2013, 11:25 AM

Be an MK: Summer Camps in Israel

This is the first issue of "Be an MK", a new column written by Dan Illouz where you submit suggestions to Israeli Members of Parliament. Each column will include three parts: First, a suggestion proposed by a reader. Then, Dan will...

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Dan Illouz is a member of the Jerusalem City Council with the Hitorerut movement.