Category Archives: Blogs
So NEAR – so far
0savesSave BufferHave we seen the last of Azizi bin Habeebi? If you haven’t been following the circus at Near 90.3 fm let me give you a quick thumbnail sketch. An episode of the weekly and obsessively anti-Israel programme International Politics led to a successful … Continue reading
Always right
0savesSave BufferBBC labels manipulate the reader The media organisation that finds using the word ‘terrorist’ an unacceptable value judgement has no trouble with ‘far-right’. Thanks to the world’s largest news organisation we now know that Avigdor Liberman is far-right and … Continue reading
Armenia/Israel
0savesSave BufferReflections on an Armenia trip Armenia, I must confess, wasn’t my first choice as a holiday destination. Nor was it my second but while there I discovered many points of connection between Armenia and Israel. Armenians and Israelis have … Continue reading
Dry Bones – Islamists
Yaakov, You’re too creative Israel’s most famous cartoonist is posting faster than I can repost. Rather than have you miss out Five Minutes for Israel has posted one on the side (as usual) and one as a regular post. He … Continue reading
God’s People
0savesSave BufferMethodists & Israel Mainstream Protestant churches today, such as the Methodists, are generally anti Israel, even though they may make a pretense of neutrality. This article investigates some of the misconceptions and conceits as to why this might be … Continue reading
Bolonium
0savesSave BufferReporting the News A 75-year-old workaholic; under constant stress; never took a holiday; never exercised; known for poor hygiene and even poorer diet. He was a major recipient of 2nd-hand smoke; suffered from poorly treated chronic diseases and probably … Continue reading
Who’s on first?
0savesSave BufferForeign Affairs Committee to meet Minister Costello. Irish for Israel have asked me to publicise this letter. Send your emails now. Dear All, Tomorrow (Wed 16th) the Irish Foreign Affairs Committee is to meet with Minister Costello who recently … Continue reading
The BDS Method(ist)
BufferThe Methodist Church wants to know? Tell them! The Methodist Church in Britain claims they are preparing a report on BDS. They are preparing prepare a briefing document for Methodists on the arguments for and against the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions … Continue reading
Oslo 20 years after
0savesSave BufferOslo Accords – Success and/or failure Tel Aviv University 20 June 2013 Mea Culpa. I attended the conference in June and promised to blog. Here am I more than four months later, still writing. It’s become like an irritating … Continue reading
Defining terrorism
0savesSave Buffer Dr. Boaz Ganor – The Definition of Terrorism: A Fundamental Counter-Terrorism Measure Boaz Ganor’s closing remarks at the World Summit on Counter-Terrorism at my alma mater, IDC, Herzliya. Share the link to his video widely. Read his letter.
