The war between Israel and Iran has started, and Israel is loosing I don’t know this, but I believe that Iran orchestrated the war between Hamas and Israel that started on Oct. 7th. I don’t think that the leaders of Hamas were capable of planning what happened. Someone laid a trap that Israel fell into. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Middle East
New Gaza-A long term solution
The situation in Gaza is dire. While I think Hamas is an organization of monsters who, after the events of October 7th, have forfeited their rights to be treated as human beings, I do not feel that way about the people of Gaza in general. I take no joy in their suffering. It is … Continue reading
How Nethanyhu’s need for power results in the destruction of Israel
The situation in Israel is tearing me apart. I love Israel but despise the current government. It appears that Netanyahu will do anything, and I mean anything, to stay in power. He was only form a coalition by bringing in the most extreme elements, and there are many. He formed a coalition with right-wing fanatics … Continue reading
Israel / Jordan / Middle East / Palestine
Is a Two-State Solution Possible
Living in Israel, I often think about the Palestinian situation. For years, there was talk of a Two-State Solution. It first became a significant discussion in the early 90s during the Oslo Peace Process. That talk has faded, and almost no one in Israel or Palestine thinks it is possible. Frankly, I don’t think it … Continue reading
Piece Plan
I read the 180 page Peace to Prosperity plan. The bulk of the plan is in the first 40 pages. The rest are appendixes. I was going to write up a detailed analysis of it but frankly, it is not worth the time and effort. It does represent a fair amount of work on the … Continue reading
Tribalism and me
It has been more than six months since I have posted. One of you actually wrote to me asking me to continue to write. I began this blog in 2006. For several years before, I was struggling to write a book on the history of broadband. I discovered that at least for me, writing a … Continue reading
Jerusalem: It’s complicated
The status of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel has gotten a lot of attention recently because President Trump declared that Jerusalem was Israel’s capital while not saying anything about its status as the Capital of a future Palestinian State. The purpose of this blog post is to lay out some of the facts that … Continue reading
Israel/Palestian Post Obama
I have not written much about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for some time. I was busy with the US election. The recent UN resolution singling out Israeli Settlements and then the recent speech by John Kerry at the UN makes me feel that I have to say something about this very complicated situation. Avram … Continue reading
The Iran deal…is it the beginning of the end? or the end of the beginning?
I really don’t know how I feel about the deal with Iran. I tend to look at this situation from the eyes of an American/Israeli and the existential threat that a nuclear Iran represents. Through these eyes, it looks like the beginning of the end. The end of Israel. Once Iran demonstrates that it has … Continue reading
If you don’t like the Jewish settlements in the West Bank, blame Jesus!
Those that are regular readers of this blog, know that I think and write often about the Israeli/Palestine conflict. I thought I had a deep knowledge of this subject and was really surprised when I learned about the importance of the Christian Zionist movement. About seventy million evangelist born-again Christians in the United States believe … Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 