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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...

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Zionism 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)”...

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Trump 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...

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Friedman’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...

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Some 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...

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America 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...

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Open 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...

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An 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...

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A 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...

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Can 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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Trump 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...

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Comments 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...

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The 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...

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Trump 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...

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An 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...

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No 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)....

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Open 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...

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An 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...

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A 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...

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Can 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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