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Category Archives: News and politics
Anniversary Musings
Thirty-nine years ago today, on July 29th 1974, I left England, land of my birth, and came home to Israel, land of my people’s birth. Thirty-two years later, that is to say, seven years ago today, “The View from the … Continue reading
Making Mountains Out of Molehills
There has been a lot of hysteria in the news lately about Israeli building in “Palestinian territory”- specifically, the Israeli announcement that 3000 housing units would be built between Jerusalem and the town of Ma’ale Adumim, on the hill known … Continue reading
Posted in News, News and politics, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged E1, Israel, Israeli settlements, Jerusalem, Ma'ale Adumim, Middle East peace process, Palestine, West Bank
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Letters from the War Zone
Sometimes, it’s hard to escape the feeling that watching the reports from the “Pillar of Defence” campaign in Gaza is rather like watching reality TV, what with round-the-clock reports from the south, on-the-spot interviews with residents of the towns hit … Continue reading
Posted in News, News and politics, Uncategorized
Tagged air raid, bomb shelter, Dome of the Rock, Gaza, Hamas, Pillar of Defence
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The Innocence of Muslims, the Naiveté of Hillary Clinton
“I don’t understand,” said the Muslim Arab taxi-driver who drove me to work one day last week. “Why do they always insult the Prophet Muhammed and the Islamic faith?” Attempts to elicit who “they” are prove less than successful, but … Continue reading
If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem
Tomorrow, Sunday, marks Jerusalem Liberation Day – the 45th anniversary of the liberation of Jerusalem from the illegal Jordanian occupation, by the Israel Defence Forces in the Six Day War. Amongst other things, it will be celebrated with the traditional … Continue reading
Günther Grass: Conscience, Senility – or Just Plain Antisemitism?
The defenders of Günther Grass claim that his “poem” – “What Must Be Said” – was not an expression of antisemitism, but merely a legitimate criticism of Israeli policy vis-a-vis Iran. They further claim that what he wrote must be … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics, Uncategorized
Tagged antisemitism, Günther Grass, Iran, Israel, nuclear weapons
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Toulouse: All Over Bar the Shouting?
So it was Islamist terrorism after all! I should have known. There’s a direct line between Samir Kuntar, the Lebanese terrorist who smashed the skull of four-year-old Einat Haran in Nahariya in April 1979, through Amjad and Hakim Awad, who … Continue reading
A Monstrous Hatred
My heart is full of grief and rage tonight; grief for the deaths of three children, aged eight, six and three and of the 29-year-old father of two of them, in Toulouse today, victims of some evil spawn of Satan; … Continue reading
The Moving Finger writes
…and, having writ, Moves on; nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it. Thus wrote the Persian poet, Omar Kayyam, way back in … Continue reading
Proven Right – Again
In my last post, I warned that the journalists and politicians who are cynically using the actions of a few to blacken the name of an entire community are, in fact, providing ammunition for Israel’s enemies. How right I was. … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics, News and religion, Religion and Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged female modesty, haredi, Israel, Richard Silverstein, Taliban, Tikun Olam
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THE VIEW FROM THE PALACE 