National Law Hysteria: An Opportunity We Dare Not Miss
While the histrionics of Arab parliamentarians in the Knesset did not move me, I was taken aback by the fierce emotional outcry by members of the Israeli Druze community to the passing of the National Law. Their response confused me. I had read the law and saw nothing in it that I understood as knocking […]
Why The World Is Stuck On The Two-State-Solution
Asher Susser is a very impressive man. Now professor emeritus of Middle East history at Tel Aviv University, I took an online course from him called The Emergence of the Modern Middle East. I like his measured and calm way of talking. If you want to see the man for yourselves, here he is interviewed […]
When Israeli Medical Care Pays For Anti-Israeli Terrorism
Gur Mintzer, Israeli CEO of Care Medical Services, is not shy about showing how his allegiance is to Arabs who now call themselves Palestinians rather than to his own people. He used some of the millions he made by selling off his European holdings in the company to pay for Ahed Tamimi’s defence and then […]
The Occupation Causes Palestinian Arabs To Have Heart Attacks
A study published in the academic journal, Conflict and Health, claims that Israel is to blame for cardiovascular disease (CVD) suffered by Palestinian Arabs in the Palestinian Authority (PA). Doctors interviewed by the authors of this article claimed that smoking, having an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise is due to THE OCCUPATION. Here are […]
National Law: Lessons Learned From Christian Lebanon (Shadi Khalloul)
The modern State of Lebanon was established by Maronite Christians, as a shelter for them and other persecuted Christian communities in the Middle East. The goal of the founders of the State of Lebanon, experienced with persecution and genocide, was to protect and cultivate, in their own state, their language, Aramaic, and their unique Phoenician-Aramaic […]
Medical Care For Non-Israeli Arabs In Israel?
I feel conflicted. On the one hand, the humanitarian side of me is pulled to offer whatever help I can to those who need it. On the other hand, the self-respectful side of me tells me that it is not right to offer help to others who only want to see us dead. Several years […]
No Hope Of Changing Our National Anthem Now
There are some Israelis – Jews and Arabs alike – who over the years have argued that Hatikva is abhorrent to our non-Jewish citizens and should be changed. It is (bad) enough we are a Jewish country, they seem to imply; no need to add insult to injury by vocally and emotionally proclaiming our eons-long […]
Zionists and Liars: Pots and Kettles
Jeremy Hammond has added me to his category of Zionist Liars. A shame. I prefer to sink my teeth into a good argument rather than seeing the bared teeth of someone I disagree with. Perhaps this is what comes from me writing a review of his book that was not gushingly complimentary. Here is how […]
Moriscos: What If There Had Been A UN in the 1600s?
The irony of it all! Muslims are demanding the “Right of Return” to the homes of their ancestors in Spain.Given that they are lately being offered sympathy and condolences for the injustice committed against them in the Inquisition (see here and here, for example), Spain might one day find itself being led to the guillotine […]
Tripping in Samaria And Talking With Settlers
What would you expect to see on a tour of Samaria? What do you expect settlers to be like? A Very Little Bit of Background Samaria is the ancient name of the region based upon the name of what was once a capital city of the northern Kingdom of Israel. The Hebrew name is The […]