Jerusalem Post's Middle East correspondent. Former diplomat. Language enthusiast. Proudly Jewish and Israeli.

Field notes from the International Spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces.

Welcome to the Abrahamic Metacritique! This is the new home of my writings dealing with Middle Eastern history, Arab intellectual life, philosophy, Jewish history, and Middle Eastern politics. —Hussein Aboubakr Mansour

I’m delighted to provide you with deep, multifaceted, and first-hand insights into Israel. No longer in public office, I can show you Israel up close, from the inside, as well as from 25,000 feet — all with total clarity.

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