An unflinching view from a place called Israel
In 1939, while Germany was busy invading Poland, the rest of the world was busy doing nothing. They had declared war on Germany, but that’s as far as it had gotten – which was a shame because we later found out that we could have stopped Germany completely with very little effort. Here’s a bit … Read morePhoney War
As I may have mentioned before, I’m reading “In the Garden of Beasts” by Erik Larson. Exceptionally well written. Chilling. Anyway, I continue to be chilled, more and more by the parallels between the run-up to World War II and the situation that we experience, right now. Then, as now, we have a despotic ruler … Read moreIsrael is the New Czechoslovakia
Very few non-Jews seem interested in what it means to be Jewish, and what it means to be Israeli. Most gentiles come with this romantic conception of Abraham, Isaac, Moses and King David, and fail to see the essence of the people. When I saw Glenn Beck embark on this campaign for Restoring Courage, I … Read moreCourage to Remember and the Journey to Restoring Courage
What I am about to do now will probably make me really upset. How do I know this? Well, that’s what happened the last time I worked out a doomsday scenario. But, before I get into my latest thisishowitreallygoesbad, let’s check to see how I did with the previous one. We are three and a … Read moreDoomsday Redux
Now, let me get something straight here. I’m a little confused. The Sarkozy government wants the rest of Europe to SCALE BACK on its involvement with Iran? I hope that you don’t mind my incredulity, but isn’t that a bit tepid? I’ve been racking my brain to find a suitable metaphor, and I think that … Read moreA Jewish Metaphor