Iran the Theocracy Hypocrisy

Posted on April 19, 2024April 3, 2024 by Simon

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... Read More

You’re Right

Posted on January 24, 2024January 8, 2024 by Simon

“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.... Read More

Progress

Posted on December 20, 2023December 4, 2023 by Simon

“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 t... Read More

Kissinger on Israel

Posted on December 15, 2023December 3, 2023 by Simon

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

Happy Hanukkah

Posted on December 7, 2023December 1, 2023 by Simon

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 Israe... Read More

Never Again

Posted on November 8, 2023November 5, 2023 by Simon

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 ... Read More

Peace

Posted on November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 by Simon

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 s... Read More

News vs Gossip

Posted on October 24, 2023October 16, 2023 by Simon

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 tr... Read More

Asylum Seekers

Posted on October 20, 2023October 16, 2023 by Simon

The two million people in Gaza sounds like a lot. But as a percent of the worlds population (approx ten billion) it amounts to 0.02%. Why don’t we allocate them among the countries who have expr... Read More

Neighborhoods Matter

Posted on October 17, 2023October 15, 2023 by Simon

“A lovely house cannot survive in a bad neighborhood.” Israel has tried to improve the neighborhood and has been thwarted at every turn by Palestinian leaders. They just want all of the Je... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

Tag: Israel