We are in a dark place. That which made us human turns out to be very fragile. Hatred seems to be a stronger emotion than love, anger more intense than understanding. Those who lead us no longer serve us but only their interest. We are tribal, only comfortable with those who look, speak, and worship … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Gaza
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
Reporting from the Facebook Frontline in the Israeli/Hamas War
Of course, the real war between Israel and Hamas is being fought in Gaza and Israel, there is another front, social media. It is a different front because there is no real danger to the participants. But that does not mean they are not being injured. Continue reading
Sinai and Gaza
Today, in the tour office where I was arranging a boat trip for tomorrow, I saw a map. It showed three countries, Egypt, Palestine (which covered all the area of Palestine and Israel) and Jordon. Not one Israeli city was on the map include Eilat. I wondered if this was an old map, a current map or a horrible dream of a future without Israel. It was ironic that I saw this in a tour office. Israel was the country the developed Sharm as a tourist destination during the period it occupied Sinai and it turned all that over to the Egyptians who built extended the work the Israelis did in developing Sharm as a tourist destination Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 