It is interesting that world wide violent economic and political protests are erupting. Israel has hundreds of thousands in the streets in protests, tent cities, hunger strikes - and yet in Israel there is zero violence. Not by the protesters and not by the government. Debate is calm, reasoned and respectful on both sides. A democracy that simply and quietly works. A light unto the nations.
American born, my wife and I moved to Israel in 1970. We have lived at Shiloh together with our family since 1981. I was in the Betar youth movement in the US and UK. I have worked as a political aide to Members of Knesset and a Minister during 1981-1994, lectured at the Academy for National Studies 1977-1994, was director of Israel's Media Watch 1995-2000 and currently, I work at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. I was a guest media columnist on media affairs for The Jerusalem Post, op-ed contributor to various journals and for six years had a weekly media show on Arutz 7 radio. I serve as an unofficial spokesperson for the Jewish Communities in Judea & Samaria.
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It is interesting that world wide violent economic and political protests are erupting. Israel has hundreds of thousands in the streets in protests, tent cities, hunger strikes - and yet in Israel there is zero violence. Not by the protesters and not by the government. Debate is calm, reasoned and respectful on both sides. A democracy that simply and quietly works.
A light unto the nations.
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