Barry Shaw

Israeli advocacy in a difficult world.


 US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump meets with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, last week. It is difficult to tell how Trump will react if Israel will fail to end the current war on its various fronts by the time he enters office, says the writer.

Trump, the Abraham Accords, and my Gaza solution - opinion

 Mohammed Dahlan, then-PA internal security minister, meeting prime minister Ariel Sharon in Jerusalem on May 29, 2003.

Gaza should be made an Abraham Accords protectorate led by Mohammed Dahlan - opinion

 A view of the Tomb of the Patriarchs (known to Jews as the Cave of Machpelah) in Hebron.

Jews are the indigenous people of the Land of Israel - opinion


South Africa's government is guilty of hypocrisy against Israel - opinion

The ANC government explicitly takes sides with Hamas in this conflict and is now waging lawfare against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.

 President of South Africa and of the African National Congress Cyril Ramaphosa waves to supporters as he arrives for the 112th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the party at Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, on January 13.

Israel-Hamas War: A three-state solution to the Palestinian conflict - opinion

Best to offer a better non-violent prosperous newer future to the people of Gaza and use that as an example to those suffering under the failed Ramallah regime.

An illustrated map shows where the Hamas 'Metro' system went through in the Gaza Strip and which areas were destroyed by the IDF.

Israel's illegal occupation - not by Jews, but by Arabs

Simply put, the legal owners are Jews, and the illegal occupiers are Arabs. This, despite all the negative rhetoric from anti-Israel forces backed by cynical UN and European actors.

 Friday prayers at the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar.

The Jewish connection of the Battle of Beersheba

Beersheba was the opening battle in the Palestine Campaign of World War I, a battle won by Australian and New Zealand horsemen. 

 GEN. EDMUND ALLENBY reviews  an honor guard of British soldiers  in Jerusalem’s Old City, December  11, 1917.

What is Biden’s potential impact on Israel and the Middle East? - opinion

Reviewing the foreign policy achievements of Biden's nominated secretary of state, Anthony Blinken.

Antony Blinken, US President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of state, speaks as Biden announces his national security team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware on November 24, 2020.

A murder-mystery story from the British Mandate era

The curious case of Major Farran’s Hat

Members of 2 SAS on parade for an inspection by Gen. Montgomery, following their successful participation in the capture, behind enemy lines, of the port of Termoli in Italy. On the left is Maj. E. Scratchley DSO, commanding the SAS detachment, while on the right is Capt. Roy Farran holding a German

Sanders: The US’s Corbyn test

To paraphrase Corbyn, under a Sanders presidency, the US’s warm relationship with Israel could come to an end. It remains to be seen if the US passes its Corbyn test.

Sanders: The US’s Corbyn test

My Palestine itinerary for Tlaib and Omar

U.S. Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) react as they discuss travel restrictions to Palestine and Israel during a news conference at the Minnesota State Capitol Building in St Paul, Minnesota, August 19, 2019

Free Zion! Our new defiant slogan

Living under threat, the Yemenite community in Silwan were evacuated for safety concerns by the Jewish National Committee, and by 1945, no Jews remained in Silwan.

Jerusalem’s Pilgrimage Road

Original Thinking: Richard Dreyfuss doesn’t like to be called a hypocrite – but he is

Instead, he moralizes that “Antisemitism is on the rise, yes, but we should be more afraid of Jews not behaving like Jews.”

Actor Richard Dreyfuss