An unflinching view from a place called Israel
Forget Herzl. Forget Ben Gurion. The other great Zionists? Forget them too. None of them can hold a candle to Israel Kligler. Without Kligler there would be no Israel. He defeated the biggest enemy that Israel ever faced, and he did it quietly, in the background. But, even though he never sought fame or recognition … Read more
One of the problems with resolving the Arab Israeli conflict is the incredible culture gap. The way things are done in the West just does not happen in the Middle East. And, when you can get past the way things are done, you often can’t get to WHAT needs to be done. My Dad is … Read more
I tend to be the collector of obscure facts. Such as the five percent rule for drug smuggling. The rule is that you only catch five percent of all the drugs smuggled across your border. Sometimes you get more. Sometimes you get less, but generally you only get five percent. In other countries, like Russia, … Read more
The desert breeds a certain kind of person. Deserts are harsh and unforgiving. Deserts consume the weak. Deserts demand everything that you have, and then a little more. When you live in the desert, you live by desert rules, and if you forget those rules… you die. However, desert rules don’t apply everywhere. It’s not … Read more
Got sick again. Can you believe it? That’s why I’ve been so spotty with my blogging. However, I should be entering a quiet patch in November which should allow me to be more consistant. Why November? Well, I’m running around like a crazy person, trying to get everything ready for a major trip to the … Read more