Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Fahad Almasri: Roadmap For Peace Between Syria And Israel February 16, 2017 Sherry Oz No Comments In a previous article about founder and leader of the National Salvation Front of Syria, Fahad Almasri, I wrote that I was unable to find an online copy of the…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Newfangled UN Trickery: Is Tzipi Livni A Fair Trade for Salam Fayyad? February 12, 2017 Sherry Oz No Comments Tzipi Livni has reason now to leave Israeli politics for greener fields. Head of Hatnua political party, she wanted to be Prime Minister of Israel and has not been able…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Syria’s Fahad Almasri Continues To Woo Israel – Is He A New Sadat? February 8, 2017 Sherry Oz No Comments Leader of an opposition movement attempting to forge a path to the establishment of a peaceful regime in Syria, Fahad Almasri continues to reach out to Israel and Israelis. In…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Israel Versus Palestine: Punctuating History And Narratives In The Middle East January 27, 2017 Sherry Oz No Comments Here is a way of looking at the history of the so-called Israeli occupation of so-called Palestinian land: History is narratives. Narratives are stories. Stories have beginnings, middles and endings.…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Algemeiner and JNS: Furthering Palestinian Propaganda? January 24, 2017 Sherry Oz No Comments How can we expect the world to understand our history and the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict if our own news sites continue to use nomenclature from “theirstory”, aka, the…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Obama’s Choice: Mommy Or Daddy? Dream Or Reality? January 18, 2017 Sherry Oz No Comments Obama had two terms to prove his mettle. I do not think he meant to do this, but somehow he managed to turn his dealings with the Middle East into…
Current Events Keeping Up With Our MKs Ayoob Kara: A Study In Media Distortions January 12, 2017 Sherry Oz No Comments We have all heard stories about how the media twists stories around and produces fake news. How often do we have the opportunity to see it in action ourselves? Here…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Azaria Verdict: A Letter To Armchair Quarterbacks/Backseat Drivers January 8, 2017 Sherry Oz No Comments Will we let the Elor Azaria verdict tear apart our social fabric? We are struggling to define ourselves as a modern nation built on the ashes of our ancient homeland…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Elor Azaria: Victim Or Hero? Four Questions January 4, 2017 Sherry Oz No Comments While emotions are still running high, people are rushing to condemn the Military Court or to condemn those condemning the Military Court. I am not prepared to do either just…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Elor Azaria: Bad Luck Soldier Or Vigilante January 2, 2017 Sherry Oz No Comments Between fall 2015 and spring 2016, Israel suffered a rash of terror attacks as Palestinian Arab terrorists stabbed, shot and ran over Israelis in Jerusalem, Afula, and other parts of…