Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Will the Real Palestinian Please Stand Up! October 2, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Out there, in the world, all the walls were covered with graffiti: ‘Yids, go back to Palestine,’ so we came back to Palestine, and now the worldatlarge shouts at us:…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Israel’s First Step as a Modern Nation: Appeasement! September 29, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments True to tradition, many leftist Jews in Israel and outside keep clamouring for far-reaching and potentially dangerous Israeli concessions to a so-called Palestinian people whose leaders do not seem genuinely…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Steven Blowers: Why Do I Call Myself a “Christian Zionist”? September 29, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments In order for you to understand my answer to this question, I need to share a little background. I first went to Israel in 1976. The previous year, I had…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Healing from Collective Trauma – Identifying The Real Nakba September 23, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments When the dust settles and a recently invented Palestinian people will have their own state (or not – but we will assume for the moment that such a state will…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking While Eyes Are On Syria, Abbas Wants to Cancel Oslo September 9, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Looks like Abbas is scrambling, looking for a way to hang onto the little he has. Apparently, the threatened cancellation of the Oslo Accords is a step toward unilateral declaration…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking I Wish I Was an Israeli Leftist September 7, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Life would be so much easier if I could just let myself go back to being a Leftist. I could beat my compassionate heart for all to see, proud of…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Israeli Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis September 3, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments All over the Web there is hand-wringing over the fate of the refugees fleeing war torn and terror infested Africa and Asia. Especially heart wrenching is the newest image of…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Lerman, Not Up to the Challenge? September 2, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Without providing facts or examples, Lerman’s biting critique of Israel constitutes a lapse into meaningless and pretentious rhetoric. Sounds good, and can inspire rage, but what does it really mean?…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Sam Harris: Not an Antisemite and Not Pro-Zionist August 28, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Sam Harris thinks there is no rational basis for the existence of a national Jewish homeland in the Middle East (or anywhere else) because he does not support land claims…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Hamas Now Begging For What Gaza Was Freely Offered in 2005 August 17, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Until 2005, Israeli soldiers roamed the Gaza Strip trying to keep order among people who hated them. Naturally. I would also hate a foreign military keeping me from travelling freely…