Currently, I am a professional blogger. (Blogging is part of my job description, though it is by no means my only task.)
Every once in a while I reflect on how I got here. I certainly didn’t start out in the field in the 1980s.
About: David Gerstman
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David Gerstman blogged as Soccer Dad from 2003 to 2010. Formerly a computer programmer, he is now a blogger for The Israel Project’s The Tower blog.
Posts by David Gerstman
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U. Minnesota Cancels Michael Bloomberg Lecture Over Likely Presidential Run
University Group Aims to Help White Employees Combat Their Racism
Former CNN Commentator Calls for Abolition of Prisons in Speech at St. Olaf College
Two Chemistry Professors in Arkansas Arrested on Suspicion of Making Meth
UNC Charlotte Students Say They Feel ‘Unsafe’ After School Hires Former Gitmo Commander for Security
University in Pennsylvania Aims to Help Students ‘Decolonize Thanksgiving’
Iran’s Decision to Defy Uranium Limits Shows How Bad the Nuclear Deal Was
Earlier this week, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif justified Iran’s violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) by increasing its stockpile of enriched uranium above the limit set by the deal.
Iran’s Most Dangerous “Waiver” Game
In recent weeks, Iran has escalated its confrontation with the United States as well as its malign activities in the Middle East.
Earlier this month Iranian operatives attacked two tankers in the Gulf Oman.
Was the Failure to Strike Iran Trump’s “Red Line” Moment?
One way of looking at President Donald Trump’s reversal of striking at Iranian targets at the last minute is that it was Trump’s “red line” moment.
New Book Documents Ties Between BDS Campaign and Terror Groups
The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs just released an electronic “book,” documenting the ties between the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign and Palestinian terror groups.
The book, written by Dan Diker and Adam Shay lays out the connection between Palestinian Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)—effectively...
Palestinians Reject Participation in US-Sponsored Economic Forum in Bahrain
Top Palestinian business leaders are following the lead of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and refusing to attend next month’s economic workshop in Bahrain, The New York Times reported Monday.
The report noted the objections of several prominent Palestinian businessmen. Their primary complaint echoed that of the PA: economic incentives cannot replace the...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Falsely Claims Palestinian Arabs Created “a Safe Haven” for Jews During and After The Holocaust
In a Yahoo! News podcast called Skullduggery, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D – Mich.) made an outrageous claim about the Holocaust (emphasis added):
Corbyn-backed Palestinian Solidarity Campaign caught peddling gross anti-Semitic images and propaganda
Critics are calling on Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to end his association with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) after chapters of that group were found to have posted anti-Semitic propaganda on social media, the Evening Standard reported Wednesday.
Analysis Shows Hundreds of Bots Promoting Boycott of Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv
In an exclusive report this week, Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs, which is tasked with fighting the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign to isolate Israel internationally, revealed that the BDS movement has deployed hundreds of bots...
Trump Administration Seeking to Designate Muslim Brotherhood as a Terrorist Group
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration has given some thought to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO).
Ilhan Omar joins NY Times in spreading false claim that Jesus was a Palestinian
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D – Minn.), who has a history of anti-Semitic tweets, retweeted a statement that Jesus was a Palestinian.
New Palestinian Authority PM: Trump Peace Plan will be “Born Dead”
The newly appointed Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said in an interview with the Associated Press earlier this week that the much-anticipated United States peace plan to be presented in the coming months will be “born dead.”
Expecting Trouble? U.S. Deploys F-35s to UAE, Naval Assets to Red Sea, Persian Gulf
The United States has deployed a number of its military assets to the Middle East. It could just be part of a normal rotation, or maybe there are concerns that the planes and ships are there to address.
Israeli Scientists “Print” World’s First 3D Heart Made with Human Tissue
Scientists at Tel Aviv University announced the creation of a 3D heart that has cells and blood vessels, The Jerusalem Post reported Monday. While the heart is small and not yet functional, it shows that, in the future, a heart could be made, which would help eliminate the need...
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards; Hezbollah Now Accepting Kidney Donations
Last week, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would impose sanctions on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), in addition to the nuclear sanctions he’s reimposed on Iran since announcing the withdrawal from the nuclear deal last May.
Iran Advances Nuclear Program, Boasts About Its Increased Military Power
Commemorating Iran’s National Nuclear Day, President Hassan Rouhani announced that the Islamic Republic would soon make advanced centrifuges operational, the Washington Free Beacon reported Thursday.
Rouhani, according to the report, which was based on a
Palestinians Preventing Peace Regardless of Who Won the Israeli Election
Many in the media and policy circles are fretting about the effect Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection will have on the peace process. But few are examining the true impediment to peace: the Palestine Authority.
A recent Washington Post article took the approach that a Netanyahu victory “clouds prospects” for the success of the...
