Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Checkpoints Don’t Erase Your Freedom of Choice April 9, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments I accept the fact that Israeli security checkpoints dotting the landscape in the Palestinian Authority (PA) make travel around the PA harder for the Arabs living there – you know…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Even This Paper Perpetuates Anti-Israel Media Bias April 1, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments The Jerusalem Post inadvertently provides support for the demonization of Israel by using language that plays into the hands of the anti-Zionists. It is in the small details that history…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Yisrael Katz: Belgian Chocolate and Terrorism March 30, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments Don’t you just love it when our own government ministers unwittingly provide fodder for the media herd? Now, don’t get me wrong – I actually find nothing wrong with what…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking What Has Remorse Got to Do With It? March 27, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments Today the Parole Board heard arguments for and against early release of former Israeli president, Moshe Katzav, the sex offender, and they have yet to announce their decision. Found guilty…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Syrian Refugees and Their Own War Effort March 6, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments Do Syrians feel Syrian enough to fight back? Raihan Ismail, a panelist on an Australian TV discussion which Aussie Dave posted last week, seems to think not. Of course, she…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Is It OK to Talk About Muslim Honour Killings Now? February 27, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments It seems we cannot talk about Muslim “honour” killings in our new, cowardly PC society without fear of being labelled an Islamophobe. But then Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy comes along with…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Two Sides: Lost me at “Occupation”, Then It Got Worse February 20, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments Curious about a Facebook link to a post by Ikhlas Ishtaya on the website “Two Sides” promoting co-existence workshops, I began to read. Her story looked interesting and I was…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Coming Home/Missing Home: Toronto and Israel January 12, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments My body is sitting in Starbucks at Christie and Dupont, freezing somewhat because they keep the heat low; I suppose that’s to try to prevent people like me from parking…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Islamist Terrorist Cult Recruitment January 3, 2016 Sherry Oz No Comments Theories of cult induction may best explain much of what we are seeing today in terrorist groups, better than theories regarding marginalization and poverty. Understanding Islamist terrorist cult recruitment and…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking British Mandate of Israel – OOPS! – Palestine December 18, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments I’m killing myself trying to think how we Israelis can get out of this stupid debacle we are in whereby Arabs are now calling themselves Palestinians in order to get…