An unflinching view from a place called Israel
When I started this ramble through the Palestinian soul, I gave you four points, and I’ve been going on and on ad nauseum with them. Here’s the fourth and last: The Palestinians do NOT understand democracy, except in a very superficial way. I think that it was about 14 years ago, just after I had … Read more Democracy – Arab Style
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about Turkey. I’ve even spent a lot of time IN Turkey. There are problems in Turkey. It is becoming less and less likely that Turkey will join the EU. The EU has demanded that Turkey recognize the Republic of Cyprus. The EU has demanded that Turkey own up … Read more A New Triad: Turkey-Iran-Syria
I was just reading Marallyn’s latest entry in her blog, Shalom from Jerusalem. Everything that she writes is a slice-of-life-and-you-are-there view of Israel, and they are great posts. But, the latest one reminded me of the difference between Israel and the rest of the Middle East. In Israel, they air their dirty laundry. They fight … Read more It’s the Dirty Laundry
I find Bashar Assad’s crowing and chest beating amusing. It’s a lot like the posturing of his father after his disastrous attack on Israel in 1973. I guess that we should consider it as yet another one of those incomprehensible (but quaint) family traditions. Anyway… Bashar Assad, the leader of Syria, claims that there is … Read more If You Call that Victory…