Aryeh Wetherhorn is a graduate of the University of Michigan. He served as a Naval Reserve officer in the Vietnam War, earning a Naval Achievement Medal for his performance of duty in USS Okinawa. His biography appears in the Marquis edition of “Who’s Who in the World” in 1998, 2002, and 2003 editions. He has written several full length articles on naval history that appeared in the Polish magazine “Okrety Wojenne” (Warships).
The US Agency for International Development (AID) is due to cease operations in )Palestine on 31 January. It isn’t a surprise. Especially since the President of the Palestinian Authority essentially told US President Trump to Go to Hell (literally – “may your house be destroyed”) and said he wanted no more help after The US … More US AID to Palestine is Closing Down
The UN Human Rights Council recently appointed a representative from Yemen as deputy. Women’s rights is the chief area of responsiility for the deputy. Out of 149 countries on that body Yemen ranks 149th in protecting women’s rights. Yes, that’s right. Dead Last. Someone said that this is like appointing a pyromaniac to be chief … More UN Human Rights Activity
The American Army sent a massive force of ground troops to France to help bring an end to the First World War. There were no airplanes to cross the Atlantic then, Everyone came by ship. The largest of the transatlantic passenger ships have been called superliners because they were so much larger than other ships … More The Superliners at War
I just had an item I wrote published on the US Naval Institute blog. https://www.navalhistory.org/2019/01/10/heroes-in-camouflage It’s not the first tie I ever had an item featured on-line, but it feels good to know that someone else appreciated what you’ve done enough to share it with their viewers. It was a good day all around, with … More A Good Feeling
We’ve had rain and high winds since Sunday. It’s wonderful for the country, but not so nice for some of us. We left the Scrabble club early last night in order to avoid bad driving conditions, It took us almost a half hour longer to go into Jerusalem. The trip home was not quite as … More The Rain and Wind Continue
I used to have models of the US battleships that served in WWII. When I got the bug about painting them in camouflage colors it led me to research which ships carried what patterns. I got a lot of enjoyment out of both the research and the painting.
The Israeli Knesset voted to disband itself and call for new elections. The British Parliament has similar system An elected government can stay in office for a full term (in Israel that’s 5 years) or, if feeling confident, can call for a new round of elections to strengthen their position. They can also be forced … More Elections =and Confusion
I received this today. The content speaks for itself. The PA’s Apartheid land laws American-Palestinian sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor for selling land to Jews. In 2014, Mahmoud Abbas passed legislation raising the punishment for selling land to Jews to life imprisonment with hard labor. 64.4% of Palestinians support the death sentence … More Palestinian Land Laws –
This past week has been marked in the area around my home by cold and rainy weather. The coming week looks like it will be the same. I’m happy to see the rain, because in this part of the world water is a very precious resource. but the cold temperatures are a different matter. I’m … More A Cold and Wet New Year
The Taylor Force Act is an American Law that withholds funding to the Palestinian Authority in an amount equal to what the PA spends rewarding terror. The money is simply placed in a frozen status for up to 2 years before it can be allocated to other use. The law is named for an American … More The Force in the Taylor Force Act.
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