Month: December 2017

INTO THE FRAY: The UN vote on Jerusalem: A disturbing diplomatic debacle

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: The UN vote on Jerusalem: A disturbing diplomatic debacle (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag ‪#‎IntoFray) When India supports an anti-Israel resolution, while Croatia, Romania, and Ukraine do not—invoking ingrained anti-Semitism rings somewhat hollow, and alternative explanations are called for It appears this week on […]

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FAILED PHILANTHROPY

FAILED PHILANTHROPY http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Into-the-Fray-Failed-philanthropy-326032 The present abysmal political realities reflect failure of “Right”-wing philanthropists to identify organizations and activities that can effectively advance their world view. LIKE  A MAN IN A BUCKET: FAILED PHILANTHROPY (CONTINUED.) www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Into-the-fray-Like-a-man-in-a-bucket-Failed-philanthropy-cont-326586 Trying to win the strategic ideological battle with the Left using the current methods is like a man standing in […]

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THE LIMOUSINE THEORY: UNDERSTANDING POLITICS IN ISRAEL- HOW IT WORKS AND WHY IT DOESN’T

UNDERSTANDING POLITICS IN ISRAEL: THE LIMOUSINE THEORY How is it that, time after time, the electorate ends up with a gov’t adopting precisely the policy it urged voters to reject? http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Understanding-politics-in-Israel-The-limousine-theory-316478 THE LIMOUSINE THEORY (CONT): IRREFUTABLE ILLUSTRATIONS; EGREGIOUS EXAMPLES Through their unelected positions of influence and authority, civil society elites shape the political discourse and […]

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INTO THE FRAY – Obama: Worse than Chamberlain?

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: Obama: Worse than Chamberlain? (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag ‪#‎IntoFray) “Iran will become a nuclear power. The only mystery over how that will happen is whether Obama was inept or whether he deliberately sought to make the theocracy…a strategic power.”– Victor Davis Hanson It […]

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INTO THE FRAY: A Palestinian State? What could possibly go wrong?

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: A Palestinian State? What could possibly go wrong? (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag ‪#‎IntoFray) There is precious little reason to believe that any Palestinian state established in areas evacuated by Israel would not swiftly degenerate into a mega-Gaza overlooking greater Tel Aviv. It appears […]

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