Tuesday, August 14, 2018

POLITICO-STRATEGIC BRIEFING


Israel faces military and security challenges

Expert available to meet with VIP individuals, couples, families or delegations

To complement the work of certified tour guides and help visitors make sense of Israel’s political system & political culture.


For those who might benefit from a fair-minded wide-angle briefing covering the country’s internal divisions and external regional dilemmas

To enhance and deepen understanding of Israel by going beyond the 24/7 news cycle. 
Especially suitable for return visitors who have seen the sites and are ready for a deeper look at Israel’s polity.


Dr. Elliot Jager now a Jerusalem-based journalist and non-fiction manuscript editor was a New York University political science lecturer from 1988 to 1997

An experienced presenter, he is a past editorial page editor at The Jerusalem Post (where he worked for 11 years), former Jewish world editor at The Jerusalem Report, was founding managing editor of Jewish Ideas Daily (Mosaic) and a former night editor at Newsmax

His 2017 book, The Balfour Declaration Sixty-Seven Words – 100 Years of Conflict told the story of what is, arguably, the most crucial political letter of the 20th century and why it still matters. 



Elliot will customize his 60 to 90-minute briefing to suit interests and schedules. He can meet you, your guest or client over breakfast before they start their day of touring or when they are back at their hotel or at his Jerusalem office. 

Fee: NIS 1,200 (+ VAT if applicable)     
                                      
Email: ej5@nyu.edu

SMS or WhatsApp:  972 50 205 2604   













(דמי הפנייה למדריכים)

Sunday, August 05, 2018

False Choices


   If the yardstick for being “right-wing” these days requires me to


 1.       Accept/excuse/rationalize Donald Trump's deportment 

  2.       Rub my enemy’s nose in the ground (and betray friends) just because I can

  3.       Accept Netanyahu’s inept leadership because he is an eloquent dissembler  

  4.       Stand alongside chauvinists, populists, demagogues, and the intolerant 


Then  -- count me out.  

Because

  No amount of moral bankruptcy, anti-Israelism, and hypocrisy on the lib-left justifies

  blind adherence to Trump or obsequious acceptance of Netanyahu's leadership

 
When presented with a false binary choice – try a third way


You are all individuals