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
Last night, as my wife and I were watching our local TV channel and waiting for the evening weather forecast, the program was interrupted by breaking news. A gunman had opened fire on customers at a Cafe on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv. We watched the story develop for the next hour or two. I … More Blinded by Hate
Amnesty International, founded in 1961 to help protect human rights, has failed completely to follow the guidelines claimed in its’ own statement of purpose. “We are independent of any political ideology, economic interest or religion” “We investigate and expose the facts, whenever and wherever abuses happen. “ But look at what their latest report, released last … More Another Idol Topples
In Many parts of the US people have swimming pools in their back yard. We have one on the front porch. We didn’t build it. It occurs naturally when we have big rain storms in the winter. This time. it came because of a snow storm. We don’t get much snow in the mountains south … More Our Front Porch Swimming Pool
While All the big media networks were following the hostage situation in Coffeyville, Texas, there were other places that didn’t get as much attention. My area is one of them. In Jerusalem there has been an ongoing confrontation between the police and some Arab residents of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. The Arab families live in … More It’s Still a Tough Neighborhood
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?
When an apartment building in Florida collapsed Israel sent a rescue team to help find survivors. Recently, a 15 man team from the Miami-Dade County Fire and Rescue came to Israel to meet with the Israelis who had come to their aid, and to spend a little time training and discussing rescue and search techniques. … More A Sincere Thank You
This morning an Arab teacher, actually employed by the Jerusalem Municipality, took a gun and went to the Old City in the center of Jerusalem. He opened fire on people he encountered. His gunfire actually killed one man, Elyahu , who worked as a guide for tourists, both foreign and domestic, that came to the … More In Need of a Reality Check
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