by Nico Black | Mar 9, 2012 | Israel, zionism
In the same way that my skin is white, my eyes green and my hair red – I am also Jewish. This is an unchangeable fact that I do not control. Being Jewish means that I am burdened with being thoughtful in my action. The way I am today is judged, in my mind, through the...
by Nico Black | Jun 27, 2010 | Appearences, gaza, Hamas, Israel, Politics
I had the sad, great honour of being the keynote speaker in a community ceremony for Gilad Shalit at the Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island, Seattle. They were looking for an ex-Israel Defence Force to provide a talk on Staff Sergeant Gilad Shalit. Shalit...
by Nico Black | Jan 27, 2010 | balfour, Israel, Palestinian people, sikhs, Weitzman, zionism
It seems to boil down to that: all anti zionist critique is directed only at Jews who are for self determination. Putting aside the critique on existing Israeli policy, which is warranted at times, those who attack Zionism are racist.Why have I reached this...
by Nico Black | May 30, 2009 | Hertzel, holyland, Israel, law of return, seth godin, tribes
Seth Godin inspired me the other day. I recently saw his video-cast (Vodcast), titled “the tribes we lead”. Seth is hailed as the great prophet of marketing by many, I tend to agree. In this video, he made a correct claim which is backed by many scholars...
by Nico Black | Mar 26, 2009 | anti semitism, china, high tech, Israel, racism, techcrunch, VC
A fascinating review of the Israeli high tech industry by TechCrunch yesterday brought about some nasty racist remarks by various readers.I usually can’t be bothered to respond to racial slurs and plain slander but this one really ticked me off. The reasons why...
by Nico Black | Jan 1, 2009 | gaza, Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian people, qassam, Social network, terrorism, UGC, Warfare and Conflict, West Bank, youtube
Image by David M* via Flickr Most of the global news networks are offering formal news coverage of the operations in Gaza, initiated by Israel from Saturday as retaliation to Hamas missile attacks on cities in southern Israel. For years Israel has complained about...
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