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November 18th, 2014 - 9:53 am § in Israel/Palestine, Religion

Eyewitness Accounts of Massacre in Jerusalem Synagogue

Two Palestinians armed with a meat cleaver and a gun killed four rabbis in a Jerusalem synagogue before being shot dead by police.  Israeli police said on Tuesday that three of the people killed by Palestinian attackers in a Jerusalem synagogue were dual U.S.-Israeli nationals and the fourth man he[...]

October 24th, 2014 - 10:30 pm § in America, Politics, Religion

SUNDAY REVELATION: Belief that God is essential to morality in INVERSELY proportional to national wealth.

The Pew Research Center published a survey. The results of the survey of people in 40 countries shows that  belief that God is essential to morality in INVERSELY proportional to national wealth.  [...]

October 17th, 2014 - 2:01 pm § in Religion

Pregnancy Brings Reality to Austrian Girls Who Volunteer for Isis

The two teens are believed to be married, pregnant and living in the Islamic State-controlled city of Raqqa. Photo: Europics  While Kurdish women are fighting for their people’s right to exist, two Austrian teens got way more than they bargained for when they abandoned their homes and familie[...]

October 14th, 2014 - 7:39 am § in Politics

Why Turkey Is Not Boots on The Ground Against DAISH*

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The AP reports that Turkey is using its air force against Kurdish rebels inside Turkey.  Turkey is a prosperous NATO ally that has nevertheless so far sat back and watched DAISH* advance in the Syrian town of Kobane,  The reason is that the extremists are doing the dirty wo[...]

October 10th, 2014 - 8:29 am § in Religion

Again, Non Christians Get Nobel Prize

The Norwegians ignored Vladimir Putin and gave the Nobel prizes to a Muslim and a Hindu.   Indian Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani Malala Yousafzai Win Nobel Peace Prize This is the second time the Norwegians have ignored Mr. Putin, a man who has  restored the state and fostered Russian patrioti[...]

October 7th, 2014 - 12:22 pm § in Politics

Shame Falls ON Turkey

Turkish President Kisses Off Kurds Under Siege By ISIS Sadly for the Kurds they did not get their own country when the Ottoman Empire was split up after WWI.  What ought to be Kurdistan became part of the Soviet Union. Iraq, and Iran.. and of course Turkey. Now the  town of Kobani is about to [&he[...]

August 14th, 2014 - 6:04 pm § in America, Israel/Palestine, Jews

Who is a Jew?

Someone on Facebook asked me to define the terms Jew, Hebrew, Israeli, Zionist and Palestinian.   Here are my answers: Israeli means a citizen of Israel. Anyone .. any religion or ethnicity can be an Israeli. Jew or Hebrew are synonyms and they mean being a member of the Jewish people. To be a [...]

June 8th, 2014 - 11:14 am § in America, Politics

The Lesser of all evils?

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December 5th, 2012 - 9:28 am § in Israel/Palestine, Politics

Judea

Almost 2000 years ago, the Roman State destroyed the nation of Judea.  They called the land Phyllistia .. after the long gone people called Philistines.   That name continued for the land after the Romans were driven out by the forces of Umar, the second Caliph.  He did not create a national enti[...]