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May 13, 2025, 1:06 AM

On his way to Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump is quietly eating a burger with fries and a Diet Coke while behind his desk on Airforce One. He thinks of the 40 year old Boeing and of the newer Boeing offered...

Nov 8, 2024, 6:12 PM

I was born in the Netherlands and remember that in June 1967 practically the whole of the country stood behind Israel. In fact, my attachment to Israel, which I had not yet visited at the time, became obvious when my...

Aug 21, 2024, 9:13 PM

Lose-lose situation in the US

This is such a difficult time for Jews in America. The November Presidential elections are a lose-lose situation, though if Israel would be the only consideration then one would have to vote for Trump. Kamala Harris became the nominee without...

Jan 4, 2024, 2:45 AM

Bibi’s resignation speech

This is what is needed : …What has happened on October 7 and ever since is one of the worst challenges of Israel’s history. Many have lost their lives or have been wounded, and our soldiers are still facing mortal...

Dec 29, 2023, 12:54 AM

This is what Israel may need

This is what Israel may need. {...What has happened on October 7 and ever since is one of the worst challenges of Israel’s history. Many have lost their lives or have been wounded, and our soldiers are still facing mortal...

Nov 16, 2023, 2:38 AM

The Declining Empire

It was heart warming to see the Congressional leaders of Democrats and Republicans to hold hands and proclaim their bi-partisan support for Israel at Tuesday’s event in Washington DC. With all the anti-Israel demonstrations all over the US and...

Nov 10, 2023, 10:46 PM

J'accuse, to use Emile Zola's open letter on Dreyfus affair..... I accuse the radical left of pure antisemitism. Some 70,000 civilians were killed in Afghanistan, 200,000 in Iraq, 150,000 in Lebanon, 300,000 in Syria, 20,000 in Libya, 150,000 in...

Nov 10, 2023, 2:09 AM

I am disgusted…

I get it…. Yes the images of Gaza civilians in the rubble of what were their houses, the stretchers with wounded and dead civilians….. It is awful. We should all be concerned. The same for the some 70,000 civilians that...

Nov 6, 2023, 7:29 PM

‘Queen’ Rania

I just read Jordan’s Queen Rania’s comment “… rejections of a ceasefire in Gaza are ‘morally reprehensible’ and amount to a justification for the deaths of thousands of civilians. …”, and that is quite some chutzpah. I know that...

Oct 29, 2023, 5:37 AM

A theoretical solution

Speeches and speeches from the leaders of Jordan, Turkey, Qatar and Egypt to lament the misery of civilians in Gaza, and the General Assembly of the United Nations just called for a cease-fire without any mention of the cause...

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Born in the Netherlands, graduated from the Universite de Geneve and the Graduate Institute of International Studies, also in Geneva. Fluent in Dutch, French, English and Spanish, with some knowledge of German, as well as a bit of Ivrit. Spent my working career working in finance in Amsterdam, Paris, London, Geneva, Panama, Mexico and Miami. I am now semi-retired.

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