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
I was recently watching a documentary series on technological progress..It reminded me of when I spent time investigating some ideas that were once considered cutting edge.One such idea was something I spent a lot of time on; identifying aircraft using narrow beam radar.This was over 40 years ago. Nobody had lasers back then.Computers had not … More Yesterday’s Technology
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
I posted yesterday morning. In the afternoon I went to the Israeli Knesset for the program marking the defeat of Nazi Germany. While waiting for the program to begin I spoke with the Belgian Ambassador to Israel. I mentioned much of what I had posted during our conversation. Then we entered the main hall. After … More Gambling with Lives
The Easter and Passover holidays have now passed. The New York Times tells us that the Biden administration is having meaningful talks with the Iranian regime over the nuclear weapons issue. And in Israel, there is still no sign of agreement on a new government coalition. The one item that I feel stands out in … More Winds of War?
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.
I’ve actually started writing this twice before. Both times, I decided I was too close to the events to assess them in as objective a manner as I would want. This time, I hope, my emotional response won’t interfere with my judgement. The demonstrations in Washington resulted in a tragedy. 5 people died. One was … More Washington DC, Jan 2021
We’re very preoccupied with Corona virus. It seems the rest of the world is, too. Nobody hears much from India or Iran or Turkey. They’re busy with the virus. But there are other Arab countries around us that have different things on their minds. The United Arab Emirates are on their way to making a … More And Meanwhile, In the Arab World…
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