Tag Archives: Kurds

Good News Friday

Posted on 1 November 2019 by

We turned the clocks back last Saturday night so Shabbat now comes in just after 4.30 pm! It’s very weird to be on winter time with early nights while the days are still (mostly) sunny and warm. In any case … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 13 October 2017 by

The chagim are finally over and it’s back to normal programming at last, so I’m happy to post my first “regular” Good News Friday installment for this year. Since the latest news concerned the US withdrawal from UNESCO, signifying support … Continue reading →

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Hypocrisy: A state for the Palestinians but not for the Kurds or Catalonia

Posted on 2 October 2017 by

The Kurds are a nation scattered across the Middle East while their national territory was divided up by the ruling powers of a century ago and split amongst several nations, all in a manner similar to the fate of the … Continue reading →

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Good News for the end of the year

Posted on 19 September 2017 by

I missed my Good News Friday post last Friday because I ran out of time before Shabbat. This Friday will be the second day of Rosh Hashana so I won’t be posting a good news installment then either. So I … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Arts & Sports, International relations, Israel news, Mideast news, Slice of Israeli life, support Israel | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Britain’s rush to warm up relations with Iran

Posted on 27 August 2015 by

From being one of the more cautious members of the P5+1 signers of the Iran deal, Britain has suddenly sprung into action in rapidly warming up its ties with Iran, up to and including a visit of the Foreign Secretary … Continue reading →

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Israel assists the Middle East through oil and trash

Posted on 26 August 2015 by

A couple of stories caught my eye this week through which a common thread runs – that of Israel being able to provide a solution to assorted Middle Eastern problems. Lebanon is in the throes of a trash crisis, as … Continue reading →

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