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Martin Wasserman

Martin Wasserman

Martin Wasserman is host of the technology-oriented cable TV show “Future Talk,” former host of the cable show “Spotlight on the Middle East” and a retired software developer. He lives in Palo Alto.

Two Jewish boys watching the sunset in the West Bank. (JTA/Laura Ben-David)
Posted inUncategorized

U.S. policy on Israeli settlements is the right call

Martin Wasserman by Martin Wasserman January 14, 2020January 14, 2020

In her opinion piece last month, Susie Gelman claimed that President Trump’s recognition of the legality of Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria, and his encouragement of Israel’s annexation of […]

Jared Kushner (right) speaking while U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman looks on at the opening ceremony of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inOpinion

I’m tired of Jews standing up for Israel’s enemies

Martin Wasserman by Martin Wasserman June 19, 2018June 18, 2018
There's nothing shocking about saying Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. For example: Here's the Israeli parliament, the Knesset — in Jerusalem. (Photo/Wikimedia-Adiel lo CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inOpinion

Trump’s Jerusalem play puts Israel in the catbird seat

Martin Wasserman by Martin Wasserman December 21, 2017December 20, 2017
Screenshot of Sheikh Ammar Shahin's July 21 sermon at the Islamic Center of Davis, taken from the center's YouTube account.
Posted inOpinion

Are we prepared to stop radical Islam at home?

Martin Wasserman by Martin Wasserman August 10, 2017August 10, 2017
Graffiti of the late Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat at the Qalandia Checkpoint between the West Bank and Israel (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inLocal Voice

It’s high time for Israel to dump the two-state solution

Martin Wasserman by Martin Wasserman January 23, 2017
Posted inOpinion

Nothing to apologize for

Martin Wasserman by Martin Wasserman April 3, 2009December 29, 2016

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