On November 4, 1979 Iran invaded the US embassy in Iran and took 52 people hostage. They were held hostage until January of 1981. Fast forward to early April of 2024 when military commanders from Iran were killed in a missile strike on a building next to the Iranian embassy in Syria. Iran and its Allie’s are acting outraged. Have they forgotten that they were the ones who changed the rules about the sovereignty of embassies back in 1979. We stand with Israel.
“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.
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.
“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
“The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free people.” Henry Kissinger RIP
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.
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.
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.
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 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