Category Archives: israel

Jews know what Bigotry and Injustice look like!

By Shoshana Hershkowitz: “I am tired of being gaslit by my government. Seeing an American political party attempt to weaponize my family’s history enrages me in a deeply personal way. The arrogance of the Republican Party trying to tell me … Continue reading

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Anti-Semitism never goes away, but it really flares up with a truth-attacking nationalist in the White House

Submitted by Steve Ludsin: Letter published in the Los Angeles Times NOV 14, 2018 | 4:00 AM    People hold up placards during a demonstration in London organized by the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism on April 8. (Tolga Akmen / AFP/Getty Images)   … Continue reading

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Zeldin on Yemen

By Ken Dorph Amal Hussein, the seven-year-old in the two photos below, died of starvation last week in Yemen. I am working with a Yemeni team here in Cairo and I can’t help but despair over the never-ending war there. … Continue reading

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History can Repeat Itself

Letter published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette October 30, 2018, by Steve Ludsin (East Hampton, NY): History can repeat itself “Dispatch From Squirrel Hill: Dread in a Peaceful Place” by David M. Shribman (Oct. 27) was moving and eloquent. The sadness of … Continue reading

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Depressing Half-hour Meeting with Lee Zeldin

Ken Dorph 7:05pm Oct 27 I wrote this letter to a Long Island newspaper in reaction to my depressing half-hour meeting with our local Congressman, Lee Zeldin, to discuss the Middle East. Let’s hope it gets published. Feel free to … Continue reading

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Bolton War(s)?

It is unambiguous!  Any war ensuing due to the Bolton appointment can now be squarely  blamed on Zeldin and his fellow Republicans  who have endorsed Bolton for National Security Adviser. The reations from different law makers were recently reported in … Continue reading

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Scrapping the Iran Nuclear Deal: War?

Netanyahu in the Golan Heights looking out at Syria and warning Iran not to “test” Israel’s resolve, on Feb. 6, 2018. From his twitter feed.   Scrapping the Iran Nuclear Deal (or JCPOA as it is formally called) is likely to … Continue reading

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Zeldin and Bannon do the 2 step dance

White nationalist demonstrators use shields as they guard the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 12, 2017. (AP/Steve Helber) A shorter version, was published as a letter to the editor in the East Hampton Star, Nov 30, 2017:  … Continue reading

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No one Above the Law, at Least in Israel

Sara Netanyahu Will Be Indicted For $100K Fraud Scheme September 8, 2017 By JTA The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sara, will be indicted on four counts of fraud for allegedly diverting some $100,000 in public funds for … Continue reading

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