Trump and Hitlerism — Why America must wake up
The early morning coffee was brewing hot and strong on November 9, 2016, the sun was just peeking over the horizon, the air was crisp and the famous New England fall colors were at peak. Another...
View ArticleZionism in America – a Matter of Convenience
I am not a Zionist, am not a believer in any faith and am not a member of any religious congregation. However, reading Jeffrey Rosen’s book titled “Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet (Jewish Life)”...
View ArticleTrump and Netanyahu – A marriage made in heaven
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Prime Minister, is as American as the president-elect Donald J. Trump with one seemingly unimportant difference – he was born in Israel. A (formerly?) US citizen, American...
View ArticleFriedman’s Curse
On December 16, 2016, The Washington Post and The New York Times as well as other credible news outlets reported that Mr. David Freidman had been nominated by the president-elect to replace Mr. Dan...
View ArticleSome Comments on American-Israel Relations
On December 19, 2016, The Atlantic weekly magazine published an article by Mr. Shalom Lipner titled: Divergence Grows in the American-Israel Relationship. Mr. Lipner, a former staffer at the Israeli...
View ArticleAmerica and the Middle East
The abstention by the United States Ambassador to the United Nations Security Council on December 23, 2016, from voting on Resolution 2334 that describes the Israeli settlements across the West Bank as...
View ArticleOpen letter to the editorial board of the Washington Post
Dear Editors, The Washington Post belongs to an exclusive club that comprise of some premier American newspapers, of which the Editorial Boards are known for their well thought out, well balanced and...
View ArticleAn open letter to Secretary of State John F. Kerry
The honorable Secretary Kerry; On December 28, 2016 you delivered a speech in which you “poured your heart” and spelled out the current state of affairs between Israel and the Palestinians as well as...
View ArticleA suggested solution that will save Israel and serve America
In previous posts I attempted to discuss some aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from my American vantage point and relative to American foreign policy as I understand it. My approach has been...
View ArticleCan Kushner solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
This week the New York Times and other American news outlets reported that president-elect Trump appointed his son-in-law Mr. Jared Kushner to serve as a Senior Adviser in the White House. For those...
View ArticleTrump and Hitlerism – America will recover
Listening to the shameful speech by President Donald J. Trump on the occasion of his inauguration, it became crystal clear that what America and the world at large had witnessed was nothing short of a...
View ArticleComments on a one-state plan for peace – The Israeli solution
In her book titled “The Israeli Solution – A One State Plan for Peace in the Middle East” (2014), Caroline Glick attempts to make a compelling case for a solution consisting of a One State under...
View ArticleThe lessons of Amona
“Parashat Amona” (the Amona Affair) serves as a vivid example of what Israel may face should the unthinkable, from its perspective, happens forcing Israel to vacate and remove some (perhaps many) of...
View ArticleTrump and Netanyahu – A friendly encounter but no substance
Finally, Israeli anxieties can be put to rest. Israel got a friend at the White House, or so it seems. At least this is the prevailing mood within the Israeli ultra-right nationalist coalition...
View ArticleAn open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
The honorable Prime Minister Netanyahu; At the outset I would venture to say that in my view Israel is getting dangerously close to a point of reckoning. Perhaps more accurately be described as a point...
View ArticleNo Free Lunch — Trump’s Gift to Israel
Tom Friedman, true to his populistic style, neglected to address an important aspect of the Trump Jerusalem declaration (“Trump, Israel, and the Art of the Giveaway,” The New York Times, 12/9/17)....
View ArticleOpen letter to the editorial board of the Washington Post
Dear Editors, The Washington Post belongs to an exclusive club that comprise of some premier American newspapers, of which the Editorial Boards are known for their well thought out, well balanced and...
View ArticleAn open letter to Secretary of State John F. Kerry
The honorable Secretary Kerry; On December 28, 2016 you delivered a speech in which you “poured your heart” and spelled out the current state of affairs between Israel and the Palestinians as well as...
View ArticleA suggested solution that will save Israel and serve America
In previous posts I attempted to discuss some aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from my American vantage point and relative to American foreign policy as I understand it. My approach has been...
View ArticleCan Kushner solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
This week the New York Times and other American news outlets reported that president-elect Trump appointed his son-in-law Mr. Jared Kushner to serve as a Senior Adviser in the White House. For those...
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