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You’re Right

“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” Henry Ford Photo is of an Israeli tank from a previous war.

Happy New Year Two

As 2023 ends I want to express again my solidarity with Ukraine and with Israel. You are both in fights you didn’t start, against foes who have evil intent. I wish you success in 2024. On to victory. Hamas and Putin have to go. The photo of Zelensky was taken in London last summer.

Progress

“The speed of our forward motion is directly related to the velocity of the people around us.” The photo is of the beautiful beach in Tel Aviv. I was going to write more about Israel and the horror that Hamas brought to southern Israel but by the time you read this the situation will have changed. I hope that wise leaders from both sides can prevail and that the Palestinian Arabs can finally accept a compromise that allows Israel to peacefully exist and ttheir people… Read More »Progress

Kissinger on Israel

“The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free people.” Henry Kissinger RIP

Happy Hanukkah

Happy Hanukkah A country must be allowed to fight incursions that kill it citizens. I’m not a religious Jew but I will be praying this holiday season for moderate Palestinians and moderate Israelis to find ways to live and prosper together in peace. Shalom.

Words Seldom Seen: Shibboleth

Shibboleth Noun: A phrase, word or custom that distinguishes one group from another. Examples: “Shalom” is a shibboleth for Jews. “Allah Akbar” is a shibboleth for Muslims. “Howdy” is a shibboleth for Texans. There is a biblical story about the use of a shibboleth to identify the Ephraimites. The photo is one of the continuing series of Zelensky fan boy photos. this one is from a wood workers shop in the Italian Alps.

Never Again

That which has been seen…… cannot be unseen. Hamas’s Pogrom on October 7 was one such event. Jews from around the world will not stop until all of the perpetrators are brought to justice. I support this effort. It is not just for retribution but to show the world that when the Jews say “Never Again” they mean it. The photo is of the gate of the Dachau concentration camp in Germany.

Peace

Sometimes if you want peace in the long term, you must accept war in the short term. The photo is from an old (about 1900) photo album showing Israel as a mostly agrarian and sparsely populated land still ruled by the Ottoman Turks. The caption is in three languages: German, French and English.

Old Age

”Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you’re aboard there’s nothing you can do. You can’t stop the plane, you can’t stop the storm, you can’t stop time, so one might as well accept it calmly, wisely.” Golda Meir

News vs Gossip

TV “news” is mostly gossip, I try not to watch much of it. Gossip is defined as: casual conversation or reports about others, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true. News is defined as: newly received information, especially about recent or important events. There is news in amongst the gossip that TV news reports as news. But it is intended to alarm, anger or titillate more than it intends to inform. This came up because Hamas started a new war in Israel… Read More »News vs Gossip