P. David Hornik

P. David Hornik is a freelance writer and translator in Beersheba. His work is published in Israeli, Jewish, and general political media outlets; book “Choosing Life in Israel” was published by Freedom Press International in 2013.

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Four Things We Know By Now About Jews And Israel

By P. David Hornik

Jews now live either in our sovereign homeland of Israel or in ethnic communities abroad. Only in our homeland, do we Jews constitute a distinct people with its own land, language, culture, and ethos, with a flourishing national life.

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Israel’s State Of The Union: Resounding Successes, Looming Threat

By P. David Hornik

Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics has released its population data for 2012, the year that just ended. As usual, the trends are favorable. The total Israeli population rose to just under eight million, while the Jewish population for the first time rose to just over six million.

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Obama’s Attempts At Making Nice With The Mullahs

By P. David Hornik

It turns out that soon after taking office, President Obama tried to make friends – totally – with the mullahs’ regime in Iran.

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The State Of The Jews

By P. David Hornik

How well are Jews - and non-Jews - doing with regard to the Jewish state? If the question focuses on the highbrow world, and particularly its predominant persuasion of liberalism (or what is still called by that name), the answer that emerges from Edward Alexander's new book is: not very well.