Despite the declarations and posturing, the United States is NOT preventing Iran from making a nuclear weapon. The Mullahs have increased their level of making weapon quality Uranium (much more concentrated than what is needed for civilian applications) and current estimates are that Iran already has enough to manufacture at least 2 nuclear weapons. Having … More Bomb, Bomb, Who’s got the Bomb?
Housing prices in Israel, where we live, have risen by a large percentage this past year. It’s probably not just a local phenomenon. The COVID pandemic has resulted in prices for materials going up. Also labor costs have risen. The de facto failure of the Palestinian Authority to implement any unified vaccination program means that … More The Best Nest
This past week we had the first rain of the winter season. It came a few days early. Normally, Jews pray for rain in the holy land after then of the current holiday season. The more reverent even wait a couple of extra weeks so that individuals who came on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem would … More The First Rain
The question is asked because f the way the media seem to be treating the latest terror attacks by Hamas against Israel. The justification Hamas gives for their actions is not important. I have no difficulty in listening to their complaints. But I cannot abide them using ANY complaint as a justification for indiscriminate violent … More When Does “Even-Handed” Become Pro-Terrorism?
It appears that Israel will finally get a new government. The representatives of the anti-Netanyahu sentiment that has so divided the country for the past 2 years got their act together and made a broad coalition that crosses a lot of ideological boundaries. It’s the first time, ever, that an Arab political party is in … More Changing of the Guard
Israel emerged from a week plus of trading bombings for rocket fire with nothing really having changed. The whole game has all the dressing of a planned and purposeful action by Hamas. They knew Israel would not invade the Gaza area with ground troops and that Israeli air strikes would be carefully controlled to minimize … More What a Sad Result
The sky in Southern Israel during the day is crisscrossed with the exhaust trails of dozens of rockets launched by Hamas in Gaza and aimed at Israeli towns and villages. There are other exhaust trails left by the Israeli missile defense system interceptors fired from the Iron Dome batteries that protect those towns. Where the … More How Long is This Going to Continue?
In about two weeks Israelis will go to the polls. Israeli democracy is unlike that of most other countries. In Israel one votes for a party, not an individual. Each party presents a list of candidates. Each list receives a number of seats in the new Knesset (Parliament) based on the proportion of votes it … More Elections in Israel – Will Anything Change?
The snow was very wet snow. It accumulated on the branches of our trees. Soon, the weight was more than they could bear. One after another, branches gave way. Some broke off completely, Others simply fractured and dropped until either the snow fell off or they hit something that could help support the load. Our … More After the Storm
In the USA there has been a lot of talk about how newly inaugurated President Biden will deal with his campaign promise to rejoin a diplomatic deal to keep Iran from having nuclear weapons. I decided to throw out a few thoughts about this and see what some of you who read my blog might … More Yemen – Thinking About a Different Part of the Middle East.
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