David Wilder – David Wilder.Org Hebron February 5, 2020 As a kid growing up in the United States, I suppose I was no different from […]
LAND FOR PEACE OR PEACE FOR PEACE
Exactly 20 years ago, Rosh HaShana eve, about 11:30 pm. I was downstairs at Beit Hadassah, near the museum, taking a look at emergency supplies with my friend Uri Karzen, when it started. Massive shooting. Unlike anything we’d heard before.
Little did we know that this was the beginning of what’d we’d predicted all along, that is, the Oslo war, otherwise known as the 2nd intifada, which continued for over 2 years. And countless deaths.
The Return of the Spies
Israel politics has known a lot of name-calling. I suppose there’s name-calling in almost any political arena anywhere in the world. But here in Israel many times it has somewhat racist overtones. Way back in 1981 during an election campaign in which Menachem Begin was up for re-election, an Israeli actor named Dudu Topaz, who later committed suicide in prison […]
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Read moreKeep Making Those Touchdowns
David Wilder – David Wilder.Org Hebron February 5, 2020 As a kid growing up in the United States, I suppose I was no different from most other kids in that I enjoyed sports particularly baseball, football, and basketball. When I came to Israel close to 45 years ago, basically that interest came to an end as the sports here are […]
Read moreNo Question About It
David Wilder – DavidWilder.Org February 3, 2020 Hebron I met earlier today, standing outside Beit Hadassah one of the leaders of Judea and Samaria. He does tremendous amount of work for all of the communities in Judea and Samaria. I asked him if they had determined what kind of an answer they were going to give as to acceptance of […]
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Saba Max by David Wilder 8.1.20 Hebron If anyone thought otherwise, Hebron is a very special place. One of the elements that creates such a distinct atmosphere, is, of course the people. There’s such a wide-ranging population that wherever you are in the city, you can always find someone interesting to speak with. Somewhere in the vicinity of 15 years […]
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Do not live in illusions.
On Tuesday, voting for Otzma is not a vote from strength , but a vote of weakness, a vote from the stomach, not from the head, from the emotion, and not from the intellect.
Read moreHow to Prevent Another Holocaust
How to Prevent Another Holocaust APR 29, 2019, 3:49 PM FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL PRINT 0SHARES 0COMMENTS Tonight we mark Holocaust Memorial Day, or as it is known in Hebrew, Yom HaShoah. The date set for this day is intentional. First we remember and mourn all those millions murdered by the Nazis. Then, next week, we mark Memorial Day-Yom HaZikaron, for all those killed in […]
Read moreSo it is – So it is
So it is – So it is by David Wilder April 5, 2019 Hebron There’s too much going on not to comment. The election of Donald Trump ushered in a new age. But little did we know, that November morning, the breadth of the era. Each additional event seems to be somewhat of a miracle all by itself. And altogether? […]
Read moreHebron: A 3,700 year old Biblical Timeline
The history of Hebron is the history of the Jewish people. From Abraham, 3700 years ago, to the present, through times of peace and times of war, the Hebron Jewish community has been at the forefront of Jewish presence in Israel, both pre-state, and again, since the rebirth and renewal of the community in 1967. We are here to stay.
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