News & Reviews

7/5/05
Devin Sper in Israel, July 2005. Met with members of the Knesset, in Kiriat Arbah, and rally in Netivot, against the expulsion.




3/28/05
Devin Sper invited to speak at the prestigious Commonwealth Club,
San Francisco. (See Author Schedule for more details.)

3/11/05
The Future of Israel Blog is now up! Devin Sper, author of “The Future of Israel”, reflects on Israel’s current events.

2/11/05 - Phoenix
Jewish News of Greater Phoenix interview.
"Summit inspires hope " (Read Article)

2/10/05
Devin Sper invited back on the Pat McMahon Show.

1/15/05
Interview by Jewish News of Greater Phoenix.
"Local experts: Abbas must prove himself" (Read Article)

11/17/04
"The Future of Israel" getting local and national publicity!
(Pat McMahon Show, KAZT-TV Phoenix)

10/22/04
-Review from Jewish News of Greater Phoenix
"Prophets and profits"
(By Vicki Cabot, Contributing Editor)

"With Jewish history as a dramatic backdrop, Devin Sper uses its underpinnings to make a cogent case for his vision of Israel. Drawing heavily on Jewish text, Sper argues for a stronger Jewish state, one that asserts its destiny not only as a moral force, but a world power with military, economic and demographic might.

Sper calls on Israel to renew "its ancient sense of purpose"; work to expand its land area (and under no circumstances diminish it); expand its economy; amplify its military power, including long-range missile capability; and boost its population. He advocates working to develop alliances and cultivating a broader base of support.

But he also urges a harder line towards Israel's enemies. Frustrated by what he sees as fruitless attempts to assuage them, Sper argues compellingly for asserting Israel's "unequivocal right to the land." Israel must declare and establish its borders, including absolute sovereignty over Jerusalem, then eliminate those who threaten the safety and security of its inhabitants. He supports mass Palestinian expulsions, including those jailed during the ongoing conflict and those known to be members of terrorist organizations. And he argues for an unequivocal response to Israel's attackers.

Sper provokes the reader gently but firmly with his discomforting view of Israel's current reality and the predicted consequences of inaction. When Jewish News asked Sper what will happen if Israel does not change course, he writes via e-mail, "I believe she will cease to exist within a few decades."

And what of the new plan to withdraw from Gaza and parts of the West Bank? "The Gaza withdrawal plan is much ado about nothing," he writes. Only a tiny portion of Gaza is under Israeli control, he notes, and the withdrawal will do nothing to diminish the determination of the Palestinian terrorists to destroy Israel.

But he also offers appealing suggestions for galvanizing worldwide Jewry, including instituting universal Jewish military service for Diaspora Jewry and reinstating the ancient "temple tax" in support of Israel."

9/24/04
-Review from Jewish Bulletin of Northern California
(By Jean Sered, Correspondent)

"It’s heartening nowadays to find a book that vigorously supports the state of Israel against its enemies...As an introduction to his survival strategy, the author presents his own re-interpretation of Jewish history. The stories, filled with passages from the Torah, are invested with powerful and eloquent emotion as he relates the hard-won victories and devastating losses of the Jews in ancient and medieval times...The book, which advocates a significant change of direction for the Israeli government, is bound to provoke thought and controversy ...I would recommend Sper’s book to anyone who is concerned for the survival of the Jewish state."

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