My friend, fellow documentary filmmaker Michael Grynszpan, just posted this very insightful report. It demonstrates why the nightly news is essentially produced and directed by Hamas: http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/07/31/spanish-journalist-on-why-hamas-never-photographed-in-action-if-ever-we-dared-point-our-camera-on-them-they-would-simply-shoot-at-us-and-kill-us/ Check out my… Continue reading "Why You’ll Never Get the News From Gaza"
We’ve had 2,500 rockets fired at us from Gaza. Watching two of my kids sleeping on the bunker floor during one of the recent sirens evoked a parent’s prayer: May… Continue reading "Bunker Dreams"
I’ve been thinking long and hard of why Hamas decided to pick a fight with Israel at this particular time. What’s in it for Hamas? The West has fallen for… Continue reading "The Gaza Illusion"
A friend of mine sent me an email to the effect that it’s very hard to tell whether Israel is targeting civilians in its bombing of the Gaza strip. According… Continue reading "The Arithmetic of Bias"
With everything that’s going on, it’s easy to forget that Gaza has a long Jewish history. It’s an odd history, however. The fact is that Gaza has never sat right… Continue reading "Jewish Gaza"
I write this as a member of the press. I’m proud to be a journalist and a documentary filmmaker. I’m a member of the Foreign Press Association in Israel, and… Continue reading "CNN, BBC and the Like are Responsible for Civilian Deaths in Gaza"
This week our film “Tales From the Organ Trade” was nominated for two US Emmys. One nomination is in the category of Outstanding Writing for my associate Ric Esther Bienstock… Continue reading "Tales From the Organ Trade Up for Two Emmys®"
Last week, on June 20th, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), one of the hotbeds of anti-Jewish activity, decided to rush a resolution designating the Arab village of… Continue reading "History as Parody"
Montreal based Luxury Report Magazine just came out with an article profiling yours truly. I got second billing after Miss America, Nina Davuluri. The article reconnects me with the city… Continue reading "Simcha Profile in Luxury Report Magazine"
Whenever I’m in Washington D.C., the place is always buzzing with “insider knowledge”. Everybody knows something. There are a lot of “think tanks”, consultants and various politicos, all with specialized… Continue reading "Why We Can’t Have Peace Now"