What a great adventure!
On Wednesday, we were driving home from Houston. Upon our arrival, I looked at the news and saw reports of the massacre in San Bernardino, CA. There was not a lot of information, except the following: 14 people were killed, … Read More »
Yesterday, our son returned to California for University. He and I sat on the porch one evening talking about the Iran deal, turmoil in the Middle East and growing Anti-Semitism across the world. We also discussed our approaches to dealing … Read More »
I received an email today with a link to an eBook that is called Winning the War of Words, Essays on Zionism and Israel. The book is authored by Dr. Einat Wilf. She is the author of three other books … Read More »
Since the P5+1 negotiations concluded on Monday 12-JUL-2015 with a signed Iran Nuclear Deal, there has been a lot of press over the last week lining up with why it is good or bad. The President and Secretary of … Read More »
Today I commented on an article about the Iran Nuclear Deal and Israel. The article was authored by Michael J. Koplow and is published on the Politico Website, see: Israel is the Iran Deal’s Biggest Loser My comment verbatim was: … Read More »
Fifteen years ago, I supported the two state solution vision from the Oslo Accords of creating a Palestinian homeland in Judea, Samaria and Gaza. However, my support for such a model dwindled with each year. It is not a question or … Read More »
I’ve been following the presidential candidate announcements for the last month and looking at both Republicans and Democrats quite seriously. As most friends know, I have some left leaning tendencies and strong thoughts regarding the Middle East. Up until recently, … Read More »
Three months ago (17-MAR-2015), Israeli’s re-elected Prime Minister Netanyahu (Likud). If you were following the polls in January, it looked like Isaac Herzog (Labor/ Zionist Union) was likely to unseat Netanyahu. There were a few things that resulted in quite … Read More »
I just returned from a work trip to Raleigh, North Carolina. I like to bring a book on my trips to read on the airplane and clear my mind at night. With my parents coming to visit us next weekend, … Read More »
Over the weekend, I was part of multiple discussions regarding President Obama’s Nuclear Framework Agreement with Iran. My stance is the deal does not go far enough, let alone Iran and the US have serious differences in what was agreed. … Read More »
With my recent travels, I had the opportunity to start a new book called ‘Nomad: From Islam to America‘. It is written by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who authored in 2008 a bestseller book called ‘Infidel‘. I had heard about both books … Read More »
Earlier this week, a resolution sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) passed calling for the University of California at Davis to divest from “corporations that aid in the Israeli occupation of Palestine and illegal settlements in Palestinian territories.” … Read More »
With the rise in Antisemitism in Europe and Radical Islamic Terrorism around the world, I recently had the distinct pleasure of being called a racist. I was naturally quite offended, and I feel the accusation is both unwarranted and rude. … Read More »