Checkpoints Don’t Erase Your Freedom of Choice
I accept the fact that Israeli security checkpoints dotting the landscape in the Palestinian Authority (PA) make travel around the PA harder for the Arabs living there – you know who I mean, the...
Category: Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
Even This Paper Perpetuates Anti-Israel Media Bias
The Jerusalem Post inadvertently provides support for the demonization of Israel by using language that plays into the hands of the anti-Zionists. It is in the small details that history is either confirmed or...
Yisrael Katz: Belgian Chocolate and Terrorism
Don’t you just love it when our own government ministers unwittingly provide fodder for the media herd? Now, don’t get me wrong – I actually find nothing wrong with what he said. Israeli minister:...
What Has Remorse Got to Do With It?
Today the Parole Board heard arguments for and against early release of former Israeli president, Moshe Katzav, the sex offender, and they have yet to announce their decision. Found guilty on two counts of...
Syrian Refugees and Their Own War Effort
Do Syrians feel Syrian enough to fight back? Raihan Ismail, a panelist on an Australian TV discussion which Aussie Dave posted last week, seems to think not. Of course, she doesn’t say that...
Is It OK to Talk About Muslim Honour Killings Now?
It seems we cannot talk about Muslim “honour” killings in our new, cowardly PC society without fear of being labelled an Islamophobe. But then Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy comes along with a documentary film about...
Two Sides: Lost me at “Occupation”, Then It Got Worse
Curious about a Facebook link to a post by Ikhlas Ishtaya on the website “Two Sides” promoting co-existence workshops, I began to read. Her story looked interesting and I was sure I would be...
Coming Home/Missing Home: Toronto and Israel
My body is sitting in Starbucks at Christie and Dupont, freezing somewhat because they keep the heat low; I suppose that’s to try to prevent people like me from parking here for hours on...
