Here we are again. Another round of violent confrontation between Israel and ,,, (You can fill in the blank. But this time it’s the Palestinian Islamic Jihad). There are plenty of other countries and organizations that are candidates. Hamas, Hizbullah, Iran, Syria, etc. This one started from an Islamic Jihad senior operative that had been … More Another Mini War
Jerusalem was flooded with people from all over the country, One reporter said there were as many as 250,000. They came to express concern. The current Israeli government has embarked on a program of “Judicial Reform”. The initiator is the Minister of Justice, and his program includes several paragraphs in the draft bill that are … More A Worrisome Week
As some of you may know, It was my Birthday last week. It was a special birthday. Everyone in the immediate family knows I am 12 years old. If women can say they are 29 years old and holding, I can decide to always be 12 years old. I chose to be 12 because I … More It Was My Birthday!
During the past several weeks I’ve been busy getting my new book out to the public. It’s a personal memoir about my father’s family titled “A Century in Charleston – The Wetherhorn Family 1840-1940”. I spent many hours correcting some items that the spelling checker doesn’t recognize. Among them; apostrophes showing ownership in various contexts, … More Post Holiday Recovery
Once again, there has been a long break between posts. This time it was because I have been so involved in getting my new book ready for release. the major cause for delay has been discovering a number of things that my regular spelling and grammar checker did not find. Here are a few examples: … More Proof Reading
In his new book Jared Kushner claims that separating the Territorial dispute from the Jerusalem issue was a key element leading to the Abraham Accords. Too bad he didn’t take his thinking one step further and also break the refugee issue away from the territorial dispute. The whole world (including the Arabs) knows that the … More One More Tiny Step
It seemed to have started with the Israeli Defense Forces arresting the local head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Jenin. That was on Thursday. The PIJ is a pseudo-political Islamist terror group based mostly in the Gaza strip. They immediately demanded the release of their leader, and backed it up with threats of … More Local Tensions
The Media seems full of reports on murders, assassinations, and mass killings. I’m going to focus on just part of them. I mentioned Shireen Abu Akleb in a previous post. The main change is that CNN decided to blame Israel after an investigation that consulted ONLY proponents of the Palestinian claims. Small wonder that they … More Assassinations !?
I was preparing to write a different post when the news of the tragic death of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh first appeared. Her face was familiar, since I frequently watch Al Jazeera news. What I was not totally prepared for was the media circus that followed. The Palestinians were quick to blame Israel, … More Shireen Abu Akleh
The UN has just, once again, given the world a large serving of Red Herring. For anyone who might not be familiar with the term, a Red Herring is not a fish. A red herring is something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important question. In this case. it’s talking about the Arab-Israel … More Red Herring at the UN
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