Copyright 2026 Michael Freund Sun, 31 May 2026 10:35:29 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Michael Freund :: Writings https://michaelfreund.org mfreund613@gmail.com (Michael Freund) webmaster@pundicity.com en-us https://michaelfreund.org/31431/will-israel-stand-alone-for-somaliland Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:00 EST When Israel made the historic decision late last year to recognize Somaliland, it did something few nations are willing to do: it acted on principle and strategic interest rather than diplomatic convention. After more than three decades in which... https://michaelfreund.org/31429/sudan-jews Wed, 27 May 2026 09:00:00 EST For decades, Sudan stood at the forefront of Arab rejectionism toward Israel. It was in Khartoum, after all, that the Arab League gathered in the aftermath of the Six-Day War in 1967 and issued the infamous "Three No's": no peace with Israel, no... https://michaelfreund.org/31420/jerusalem-belongs-to-the-jews Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:00 EST Every year on Jerusalem Day, as Israeli flags flutter proudly across the skyline and Jews celebrate the reunification of their eternal capital, the same falsehoods about Jerusalem inevitably reappear. We are told that Jews have no historic connection to... https://michaelfreund.org/31414/trump-china-jews Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 EST As U.S. President Donald Trump sits down in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the agenda will no doubt be crowded with matters of immense geopolitical consequence. Trade, tariffs, Taiwan, Iran, artificial intelligence and military competition... https://michaelfreund.org/31401/manassehs-children-come-home-to-zion Fri, 1 May 2026 09:00:00 EST There are moments when the lofty notion of Jewish history ceases to feel abstract and instead hits us with a powerful immediacy as the saga of our people forcefully unfolds before our very eyes. The aliyah of hundreds of members of the Bnei Menashe... https://michaelfreund.org/31399/finland-jews-nazis Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:00:00 EST In 1906, as the long twilight of a northern summer settled over Helsinki, a newly built synagogue opened its doors to a small but determined Jewish community. There were no ancient Jewish quarters in the area, no inherited sense of belonging stretching... https://michaelfreund.org/31386/jewish-role-american-revolution Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:00 EST April 19, 1775, dawned like any other spring morning in Massachusetts. But by day's end, the crack of muskets at the Battles of Lexington and Concord would echo far beyond New England, igniting a revolution that reshaped the course of history. With the... https://michaelfreund.org/31383/singapore-israel Thu, 9 Apr 2026 09:00:00 EST In the heart of Southeast Asia, thousands of miles from Jerusalem, lies a small island nation whose story bears a striking and often overlooked resemblance to that of the Jewish state. Singapore, a gleaming city-state of fewer than 6 million people, is... https://michaelfreund.org/31374/holocaust-survivors-passover-1946 Fri, 3 Apr 2026 09:00:00 EST Eighty years ago, as the spring of 1946 arrived across a shattered Europe still drenched in blood, the Jewish people prepared to celebrate Passover under circumstances almost beyond human comprehension. World War II had ended less than a year earlier.... https://michaelfreund.org/31366/malta-jewish-history Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST Perched in the heart of the Mediterranean between Europe and North Africa lies the island nation of Malta, a place best known for its ancient fortresses, sun-drenched harbors and strategic location. Yet like so many corners of the world where Jews have... https://michaelfreund.org/31352/southern-lebanon-permanent-israeli-presence Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST As Israel escalates its ground operations in southern Lebanon to dismantle Hezbollah's terrorist infrastructure, the country once again faces a crucial strategic question: What should happen the day after the fighting ends? For decades, Israeli... https://michaelfreund.org/31356/kyrgyzstan-haven-in-central-asia Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST Scattered across the globe, from the deserts of North Africa to the far reaches of Asia, Jewish life flourished in places that few today would associate with our people's sojourn across the centuries. One such place is Kyrgyzstan, a rugged, landlocked... https://michaelfreund.org/31339/when-sunni-muslims-pray-for-israel Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST In an era when social media often amplifies hatred and outrage, something remarkable happened recently on X (formerly Twitter). It began with a simple post I wrote on March 12. I mentioned that my sons, along with thousands of other young Israelis, are... https://michaelfreund.org/31311/israel-iran-future Sun, 8 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST It may seem almost inconceivable today, as rockets and drones streak across Middle Eastern skies, but there was a time not all that long ago when Iran and Israel were partners. Indeed, before the Islamic Republic made "Death to Israel" a governing... https://michaelfreund.org/31301/the-philippines-israel-asian-lifeline Wed, 4 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST History not only tests great powers but smaller nations as well. When the Jewish people faced two defining moments in the 20th century—the desperate search for refuge from Nazi persecution and the struggle to re-establish sovereignty in their ancestral...