Ariel Beery, at The Blogs

Apr 21, 2024, 2:16 PM

How countries voting for a Palestinian State at the UN treat minority nationhood within their own borders On Thursday, April 18, the UN Security Council nearly passed a resolution backed by the majority of the world to recognize a State...

Apr 17, 2024, 4:44 PM

Defeating the Islamic Republic

Iranians protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police in Tehran, October 27, 2022. (Photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Middle East Images/AP)

Charting a strategy to defeat the Islamic imperialists currently ruling Iran Is peace with Persia possible? I asked Michael Oren, Israel’s former ambassador to the United States the other week. “With Persia? Yes that’s possible,” he answered me, “but not...

Apr 14, 2024, 8:36 AM

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Here’s why we must embrace UN Security Council Resolution 2728’s ceasefire

Ramadan will be over before we know it, and we can use the time to regroup, train, and buy some international good-will along the way

Mar 20, 2024, 3:02 PM

Act before GenAI becomes anti-Zionist

Why everyone who cares about countering anti-Zionism needs to act now to influence the field of artificial intelligence The TikTok battle flaring in the United States has particular resonance to the Jews. Since October 7th, TikTok and other social media...

Mar 13, 2024, 6:49 PM

Israel doesn’t (only) need leaders

Why low turnout in local elections demands that those who care about Israel need to invest in the capacity to envision a better future The results of Israel’s municipal elections should worry anyone who cares about Israel’s democracy. Not in...

Mar 5, 2024, 12:15 AM

Words the world needs to hear

The speech our prime minister should give on the 151st day of the war The following is the speech I would advise our Prime Minister to give a week before the start of Ramadan, after more than 150 days since...

Feb 7, 2024, 10:12 AM

Confronting the extremists in our midst

Why we need a strategy to address the messianists among us When news came out about the IDF drill simulating Jewish settlers kidnapping Palestinians, a friend admitted she felt relieved the government might finally be taking the threat from our...

Jan 31, 2024, 7:09 PM

Letter to my American Zionist friend

Why Zionism hasn't failed and what that means for the Diaspora Jewish relationship to Israel As the news around the world doubles-down on the war Israel is fighting against Hamas, a friend wrote to me about his crisis of faith....

About Me

Ariel Beery is a strategist and institution builder dedicated to building a better future for Israel, the Jewish People, and humanity. His geopolitical writings - with deeper dives into the topics addressed in singular columns - can be found on his substack, A Lighthouse.

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