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: Palestine
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
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
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
The Greening of Gaza: Hummus not Hamas
As they say, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. That is exactly what is happening in Gaza now. Israel has no choice, but to defend itself Given the current situation that confronts Israel with Hamas shooting thousands of missiles, building tens of massive … Continue reading