A few weeks ago, a friend of a dear friend asked me, “Does the Balfour Declaration prove the state/country for the Jews did not belong to them and was mostly a Palestinian area under British control?” It’s an interesting question…
Category: The Middle East
Words Are Not Sufficient – They Must Move Us Toward Something That Is. I Hope Those You Read Here Will.
A humanitarian disaster of generational proportions is unfolding as I write this. At the same time that it started last Friday night, I came down hard with bronchitis. It was literally the same time that Hamas was crossing the barrier/containment…
The Trump Pamphlet, Vol. 1: An Appalling Violation, An Immoral Shunning
I long wondered what the first blatantly, undeniably unconstitutional act of President Trump would be. Perhaps many of his actions in his first week could be argued to be unlawful, but today we have something that stands out clearly and cannot…
Does ISIS Threaten the United States? – The Second of a Series
Cable television is flush with chatter about a potential terrorist threat from ISIS. But put down the remote for a moment and consider this: Contrary to what many in the news are saying, ISIS is not an international terrorist organization…
Are There War Crimes in Gaza?
A few thoughts on a touchy subject A number of people have asked me for my take on one aspect or another of what is happening in Israel and Palestine. (In 1948, the UN said they each were entitled their…
Why Iraq Today Should Tell Us Something About Afghanistan Tomorrow
In an op-ed piece in today’s Washington Post, David Ignatius quotes an anonymous former government official as noting that “[w]hat is tragic is that Iraq’s slide toward an Iranian axis and civil war were not only predictable but indeed predicted…