Poland and the European Integration Mess
Whenever I have written about Eastern Europe, the article has provoked a venomous response from Eastern European readers and their...
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Tolerance cannot be measured in terms of degrees of intolerance. I am essentially opposed to burning books even when they incite others to violence. But freedom is either an absolute or it is conditioned on not inciting others to violence.
Anything else is rationalized bigotry.
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Why Poles need to be taught about Poland and the Shoah
In March 2019, thousands of Polish nationalists marched on the United States embassy in Warsaw, to protest U.S. pressure on Poland to...
President Abbas, Palestine and Fundamentalism in a world of uncertainty and Insecurity
I e accurately, Near-Eastern) peace even possible? Neo-Ottoman Turkey has a leadership that is revanchist and desires regional dominance....
“Backward” Israelis and “Enlightened” Leftists?
I once asked if the Oslo accords were a rational attempt to make peace, while Israel still enjoyed a diplomatic and military advantage...
Gandhi’s Grandson has a twisted message for Israel
There are at least three fundamental errors in Arun Gandhi’s interpretation of the Israel – Palestine and historical Muslim – Jewish...
Appeasement and the Failure of International Institutions
I read that Islamic State babe Shamima Begum does not understand “why my case is any different to others.” She asks if it is because she...
Islamic State Bride is Unrepentant Bigot, Wants to Come Home
“Jihadi bride wants baby on NHS” was the front-page headline in Metro, the free London, England newspaper on February 15, 2019. It refers...
How the Assault on Jews and Israel is Justified
We are under assault by people for whom morality and history are just semantic terms to be discarded or changed to suit their purpose....
Birthright and the Assault on Jewish History
Taglit-Birthright, or simply “Birthright” was started in 1999. It has brought more than 600,000 people from 67 countries to Israel, with...
Intersectionality, Impartiality and Propaganda
Fox news is part of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation media empire. It is also part of the central battlefield for global control of...
New York Times columnist defends anti-Zionism because we Israelis just don’t listen to ‘Reason’
I read that New York Times columnist, Michelle Goldberg, wrote an article defending anti-Zionism and stating that in most cases it is not...
Chaos and Entropy. The Decline of Western Civilization
The Second Coming Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot...
There is no Truth, Only the Narrative: The Thoughts of Chairman Corbyn
A few thoughts: There is no truth, only the narrative. The only civilians are those people fighting for the right cause. Therefore, any...
Prejudice, Education & the Disintegration of Social Cohesion
Or How the Kibbutz Movement Died. In the early years of the kibbutz movement, self-sacrifice and hard work were synonymous with group...
Chinese Trade and Lessons for us from the Opium Wars
Speculation about BREXIT keeps many narcissistic journalists ungainfully employed. There is an inexhaustible amount of conjecture, while...
If I forget thee O Jerusalem
So Jerusalem is now formally the Capital of Israel, at least according to Israel and the United States of America. It could have happened...
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