Tag Archives: America

Bombings and stabbing in America – but were they terrorism?

Posted on 18 September 2016 by

A series of apparent terror attacks took place over the weekend in the United States, although the authorities seem to be having great difficulty in pronouncing the word “terror”, let alone “Muslim”. The biggest attack took place in Chelsea, Manhattan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Terrorism | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Good News Friday

Posted on 22 July 2016 by

This week has passed so quickly and before I’ve looked round it’s time for another Good News Friday installment. First, an astonishing story of self-sacrifice in more ways than one: a Haredi woman from New York lost 34 kg in … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, International relations, Israel news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Is this the theory that explains Obama’s Mideast strategy?

Posted on 30 March 2015 by

As we have all read in the daily headlines (and in my multiple blog posts) international events are picking up pace faster than ever, the Middle East is burning, alliances are being shed and re-formed in new constellations that would … Continue reading →

Posted in International relations, Mideast news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 39 Comments

Good News Friday – war edition

Posted on 25 July 2014 by

Last week I couldn’t bring myself to post a Good News Friday installment. The news seemed to be unrelentingly bad and I couldn’t shake myself out of my depression. Another terrible week has gone by with heavy losses by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Defence and Military, Israel news | Tagged , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Europe – bad for the Jews?

Posted on 1 June 2014 by

The question mark at the end of my headline is probably not really necessary. The latest European election results, combined with a rising tide of antisemitic sentiment and violence, makes it clear that the time is rapidly approaching for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Antisemitism, International relations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Another American Aleihum on Israel

Posted on 11 May 2014 by

An aleihum in colloquial Hebrew (or rather, as borrowed from Arabic) means a piling-on, an unreasoned attack. This is what we have been seeing in recent days with horrifying scare stories emanating from the US Administration about “alarming, even terrifying … Continue reading →

Posted in International relations, Media and journalism | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments