Libya – Necessary, Legal and Right. Gaza – Disproportionate, Illegal and Wrong

As this is being written, Britain, France and the US are taking military action against Muammar Gaddafis government in Libya after his non-compliance with demands of the international community to not open fire against anti-government demonstrators, as protests erupt throughout the Middle East in a number of Arab countries. The basic issue, summarized, is that [...]

From Unseen Gaza to The Promise

It has been a while since I have written anything to do with matters concerning the Jewish people or Israel, for the most part due to the fact that I no longer work in the field, and have been preoccupied with my work in the Health and Fitness industry. But on this occasion I am [...]

Morality and Politics

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend” Every power throughout history has operated in the international system in a state of anarchy. With every state or power acting in the interests of their security and survival and that there is no higher authority to monitor or control interactions between states. This is true, regardless [...]

Arab Honour and Dignity are the obstacles to Peace

Once again, Bibi has recently met with Obama in Washington, only to find this time around Obama has a slightly changed attitude towards Israel, and is being less demanding, amidst his deteriorating popularity particularly amongst a growing number of Jewish Americans for his remaining silent during a period of widespread criticism of Israel, particularly during [...]

Overcoming the Colonial nature of anti-Semitism

The original purpose for the creation of a Jewish state were in the Zionist movements founding years very different to what Jews both in Israel and the Diaspora see its existence serving the Jewish people today. For the most part modern Zionism emerged from two main schools of thought. In Western and central Europe where [...]

British Oleh wins Young Entrepreneur 09

In December 2008, 25-year-old Adam Hantman from Kenton, decided to board a Nefesh BeNefesh plane and start a new life in Israel. Only one and a half years later he and his partner Meshi (Mexican Jewish immigrant) have founded their own business and have been crowned the winners of the Israel Business Connections and the [...]

Why John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt are wrong

The controversial book by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy1 raised some very important points about the US Israel relationship and sparked widespread criticism from many Israelis and Israel supporters abroad over the accusation that the pro Israel lobby has too much influence over US foreign policy and that [...]

Israel as the Jew among the nations, Herzls illusions.

Herzl believed that anti-Semitism would disappear once the state of Israel was established and the Jews would then become ‘normal.’ In many cases Israel is treated as the Jew among the nations. Where Secular Zionism placed no emphasis on any religious concept of the Jews being a ‘chosen people’ or a ‘light unto the nations,’ [...]

Stealing Israel’s bargaining chips

Since Obama and his administration came to power it was evident that there was going to be tension between the Liberal Democrat party and Israel’s most right wing coalition in its history lead by Netanyahu’s Likud party. Their approaches could not be more opposite. Obama inheriting a huge mess caused by possibly the least popular [...]

Israel awaits the Rachel Corrie ship and asks, Friend or Foe?

As I had previously forecast, that there would be more events of a similar nature to come. There are now more attempts to lift the blockade of Gaza by sending more humanitarian aid with ‘peace activists.’ The Irish ship Rachel Corrie named after the American activist who was crushed to death by a bulldozer during [...]