An unflinching view from a place called Israel
We like to think that previous generations were more morally pure – that our politicians were more apt to do the right thing. (And that WE were more apt to do the right thing.) So, why did we, in the name of expediency, throw Czechoslovakia to Hitler’s wolves, in an attempt to placate him? Why … Read moreBecause It Just Wasn’t Expedient
Remember that expediency is all about making decisions that are self-serving. And, in a sense, that’s what democracy is all about. We elect representatives to serve us, and we expect them to want the office that we elect them to. And, if they make decisions that we like, we reward them with election victories. If … Read moreExpediency Redux
Elliot Jager wrote an interesting article for the Jerusalem Post, and you can find the piece here. At heart it’s all about cynicism. Elliot has a pretty heavy case of it, just as I do. Don’t stand too close to us. It’s catching.  We Americans like to think that we’re the good guys. Actually, we … Read moreBecause Expediency Rules
Those of us who care about Israel are going to be chewing over the results of the most recent election for a long time. We’ll wonder if America’s support for Israel will fail. We’ll wonder if Israel’s enemies will nudge American foreign policy into a posture of appeasement. There’s a lot of things that we’ll … Read moreAn Election That Was Good for Israel
It’s the day after the day after the election. Hmmm… Let me say that better. It’s the day after the day of the results of the election. Much better. Elections. Results. In America. There was grief. There was joy. I was there. In Israel, there were different kinds of grief and different kinds of joy, … Read moreAmerica Ya’ Done Good