Copyright 2012 Michael Freund Tue, 22 May 2012 06:40:04 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Michael Freund :: Writings http://www.michaelfreund.org msfreund@netvision.net.il (Michael Freund) webmaster@pundicity.com en-us http://www.michaelfreund.org/11702/palestinian-hunger-strike Thu, 17 May 2012 09:00:00 EST Amounting crisis of gastronomic proportions was averted this past week when Israel and hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners agreed to a deal that was brokered by Egypt, ending the stand-off between the two sides. After more than a month of missed meals,... http://www.michaelfreund.org/11707/stop-funding-tel-aviv-university Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:00 EST One of Israel's leading universities seems to have lost its way. In a move that is as incomprehensible as it is shameful, Tel Aviv University (TAU) agreed to allow a student group to hold a ceremony commemorating "Nakba Day," when Palestinians bemoan the... http://www.michaelfreund.org/11668/we-were-robbed Thu, 10 May 2012 09:00:00 EST There is nothing quite like the feeling of waking up in the morning to the sound of your child shouting at the top of his lungs, "Daddy, we've been robbed!" Early this past Sunday – much earlier than I would have liked – that is precisely how I was... http://www.michaelfreund.org/11639/afraid-of-messiah Thu, 3 May 2012 09:00:00 EST Though he has yet to appear, Israel's long-awaited Redeemer is very much in the news these days. From the Sydney Morning Herald down under to the Vancouver Sun up yonder, headlines around the world trumpeted former Shin Bet director Yuval Diskin's charge... http://www.michaelfreund.org/11564/shalom-eisner Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EST Earlier this week, the IDF went viral, but for all the wrong reasons. After Lt.- Col. Shalom Eisner struck a pro-Palestinian Danish protester in the face with his rifle on Saturday, an edited video of the incident was quickly uploaded to the Internet,... http://www.michaelfreund.org/11578/yamit-expulsion Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EST This month marks a heartrending anniversary, one with ruinous consequences that continue to plague the Jewish state. It was thirty years ago, in April 1982, that uniformed soldiers pledged to defend Israel and its citizens were given the order to uproot... http://www.michaelfreund.org/11527/spiritual-traffic-jam Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EST It is Hol Hamoed Passover, the intermediate days of the festival, and like most Israelis I find myself observing one of the holiday's more unforgettable traditions: sitting in traffic on the drive up north. Slowly – painfully so – we crawl along, inching... http://www.michaelfreund.org/11489/israel-south-korea Thu, 5 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EST In 1948, two small, proud and fiercely independent nations on opposite sides of the globe regained their political sovereignty. As heirs to ancient and venerable civilizations, both of which had suffered under the yoke of foreign occupation, these two... http://www.michaelfreund.org/11463/arab-violence Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EST In recent weeks, the heart of Israel's capital has become an increasingly dangerous place for Jews. Residents and visitors alike have been subjected to a series of ominous attacks by local Arabs, which include vandalism, stone-throwing and the torching... http://www.michaelfreund.org/11441/orde-wingate Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EST Saturday marked the 68th anniversary of the passing of a great man, one whose contributions to the establishment of the State of Israel and its defense cannot be overstated. And though his name graces numerous streets, thoroughfares and educational... http://www.michaelfreund.org/11423/does-hasbara-matter Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EST As the U.S. election season enters into high gear, an important Gallup poll released earlier this month offers Israel and its supporters much reason to cheer. For despite an onslaught of Palestinian propaganda and disinformation, the results demonstrate... http://www.michaelfreund.org/11362/israel-home-front Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EST Yesterday, more than 265,000 children across southern Israel returned to school after enduring several days of Palestinian rocket fire from Gaza. However unappealing the tedium of the classroom may be for many of them, most are nonetheless surely happy... http://www.michaelfreund.org/11305/obama-purim Thu, 8 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EST Today is Purim, one of the most joyful festivals on the Jewish calendar, when we celebrate the deliverance of our ancestors from a Persian plot to annihilate them. It is a day rife with ritual, from the reading of the Book of Esther to the giving of... http://www.michaelfreund.org/11275/israeli-left-silence Thu, 1 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EST Israel's Left is notoriously garrulous and effusive. Never ones to hide their sentiments about the issues of the day, our comrades on the other end of the political spectrum rarely mince words. Normally loud and clear about where they stand, the Left... http://www.michaelfreund.org/11219/gaza-offensive Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:00:00 EST Three years may have passed since the end of Operation Cast Lead, when Israeli forces entered Gaza to conduct a limited counterterror campaign, but that hasn't stopped Palestinian terrorists from transforming southern Israel into a shooting gallery....