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May 2, 2024, 9:58 PM

The 209th Day of War in Israel

Jerusalem was still waiting on Thursday morning for a response from Hamas to the latest hostage-deal proposal, which US Secretary of State Blinken said on Wednesday features “very important compromises” by Israel. Speaking at the port of Ashdod in...

May 1, 2024, 8:19 PM

The 208th Day of War in Israel

US Secretary of State has returned to Israel for his seventh trip here since the start of the war with Hamas. He is slated to meet with Israeli officials and to help move along the offer now in the...

Apr 30, 2024, 5:29 PM

The 207th Day of War in Israel

There’s been new progress in negotiations for a hostage deal, White House Press Secretary Karin Jean Pierre told reporters in Washington Monday as Israel waited for Hamas’s response to a proposal that could see the return of some but...

Apr 28, 2024, 3:43 PM

The 205th Day of War in Israel

Yesterday, Hamas published a video of Israeli hostages Keith Siegel (64) and Omri Miran (47). The two hostages say the video was filmed two days ago. They also talk about not being able to celebrate Passover this year. They...

Apr 24, 2024, 9:00 PM

The 201st Day of War in Israel

Israel’s operation into the southern Gaza enclave of Rafah seems to be about to begin. Satellite images show large tent camps having been erected towards the middle of the strip for the purpose of housing civilians who will be...

Apr 22, 2024, 3:07 PM

Day 199 – As We Approach the Onset of Passover

Tonight, as the 199th day of Israel’s war with Hamas comes to an end, we will sit down to the Seder meal that ushers in the eight-day observance of the holiday of Passover (Pesach in Hebrew). While that is...

Apr 21, 2024, 5:16 PM

The 198th Day of War in Israel

In its first attack directly against Iran on Friday, Israel used missiles that evaded Iran’s radar detection and damaged an S-300 system at an air base at Isfahan, according to the New York Times. According to Western officials, Israel...

Apr 18, 2024, 4:08 PM

The 195th Day of War in Israel

The US has approved a potential Israeli Rafah operation in exchange for Israel not conducting counterstrikes on Iran, according to a Thursday report from the Qatari newspaper The New Arab. A senior official told the paper that "Prime Minister Benjamin...

Apr 17, 2024, 4:45 PM

The 194th Day of War in Israel

The European Union agreed today to increase sanctions on Iran as a result of the attack on Israel earlier this week and in order to halt their continued supplying of attack drones to Russia which are being used in...

Apr 16, 2024, 5:56 PM

How Best to Respond to Iran

The IDF on Tuesday announced a drill testing the interface between its cyber and technology units and its Northern Command operational units. The announcement of the drill comes as Israel considers potentially imminent attack options against Iran following the...

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About Me

Sherwin Pomerantz is a native New Yorker, who lived and worked in Chicago for 20 years before coming to Israel in 1984. An industrial engineer with advanced degrees in mechanical engineering and business, he is President of Atid EDI Ltd., a 32 year old Jerusalem-based economic development consulting firm which, among other things, represents the regional trade and investment interests of a number of US states, regional entities and Invest Hong Kong. A past national president of the Association of Americans & Canadians in Israel, he is also Former Chairperson of the Board of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and a Board Member of the Israel-America Chamber of Commerce. His articles have appeared in various publications in Israel and the US.

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