Monthly Archives: February 2017

Antisemitism updates

Posted on 27 February 2017 by anneinpt

There have been several alarming incidents of antisemitism around the world in recent days. In Paris, two Jewish men were viciously assaulted, and sickeningly, one of them had his finger sawed off! The other two notable incidents took place in … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 24 February 2017 by anneinpt

I must apologize for having been offline for most of this week, due to a combination of new grandchild exhaustion (there’s a reason why parents are young and grandparents aren’t!) and a touch of flu. Nevertheless I don’t want to … Continue reading →

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Haley’s Comet

Posted on 21 February 2017 by anneinpt

I know that there are many people, even on the right, who are not overly happy with Donald Trump’s election.  They are worried about his temperamental suitability, his inexperience, his ostensible ties to Russia, his lack of formulated policies on … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 17 February 2017 by anneinpt

Another week has rolled round and it’s time for some Good News Friday. Let’s start with some very sweet news, honey sweet in fact: Honey from wildflowers produced by Kedumim won first prize in the “Black Jar Honey tasting contest” … Continue reading →

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The Trump-Netanyahu Summit – a mutual admiration society

Posted on 16 February 2017 by anneinpt

Binyamin Netanyahu met President Donald Trump yesterday in a widely anticipated and well-publicised summit, and though I missed the broadcast, my other half summed it up well in describing it as a mutual admiration society. While others might not go … Continue reading →

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The two-state solution is in fact a four-state solution – and it excludes a Jewish state

Posted on 14 February 2017 by anneinpt

Mr. Netanyahu has gone to Washington today to meet with President Donald Trump. They will be discussing the Middle East, Israeli residents in our Biblical heartland – aka those awkward things called “Jewish settlements”, (by the way, would anyone DARE … Continue reading →

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