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 [...]
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Libya – Necessary, Legal and Right. Gaza – Disproportionate, Illegal and Wrong
Posted: 20/03/2011 in Israel, Politics0
Business and Management theory and practice and the decline of Self worth in the West
Posted: 03/01/2011 in PoliticsA subject that has grown in interest in the west is the study of Psychology and Psychoanalysis; they have been of particular importance in the field of Social Science in attempting to understand Human behaviour to the benefit of many different groups, particularly in the workforce. Psychoanalysis of the Freudian school of thought revolutionized the [...]
It would be difficult to find a progressive on the planet that would agree with the following proposal to the issues we face in society: “You know what? We should bring back Apartheid.” The suggestion from the outset sounds absurd, and one would think immediately of South Africa and the words that have come to [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
Elijah Levita was born in 1469 in Neustadt, near Nuremberg, he came from an observant Jewish family during the Renaissance period, where Europe was beginning to emerge out from the Middle ages through the period of the Enlightenment into the modern era. From Levita’s early childhood he excelled in the study of biblical texts and [...]
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.
Posted: 07/06/2010 in Anti Semitism, Israel, Politics, ZionismHerzl 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,’ [...]
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?
Posted: 04/06/2010 in Israel, PoliticsAs 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 [...]
