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Aug 5, 2024, 12:39 PM

The ‘Bring Them Home NOW!’ movement has utterly failed

The Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum (the "Families Forum") was established soon after the Hamas invasion and the outbreak of the Gaza war, October 7-8, 2023. It has been holding demonstrations and other public events at least once...

May 26, 2024, 5:32 PM

Yonit Levi wins an award for ‘objective reporting’. It must be April 1

I was surprised and a little shocked to read that TV news anchor Yonit Levi has been given an award by Ben Gurion University for "Objective Middle East Reporting." In fact, she is one of the most biased Israeli...

May 14, 2024, 11:30 AM

Saturday Night Live versus Rafiah

My failure rate for political predictions is embarrassingly high, going back to 1967 when I confidently told everybody listening that all this talk of war is a big bluff. It's been downhill from there. Still, I'm a sucker for punishment,...

Apr 10, 2024, 12:05 PM

All Hamas needs to do is survive

I hope our generals have learned enough from history not to repeat it. They should be looking at George Washington and the Viet Cong. What did they have in common? As leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, Washington...

Jan 14, 2024, 10:26 PM

The Israelis who want ‘Ceasefire NOW!’

If anyone stops the IDF from fighting back, from achieving victory, it will not be those abroad shouting, "Ceasefire NOW!" It will be those here shouting, "Bring Them Home NOW!" It has become clear that the families of the hostages,...

Nov 26, 2023, 11:21 AM

That's it, folks. The war is over. After saying for 47 days that the war will only end with the complete destruction of Hamas and its ability to wage war, our spineless government agreed to a ceasefire. It's called a...

Jul 11, 2017, 5:22 PM

The little turtle

Existential lessons in the freedom to struggle to survive, from a 4-legged guest who would not overstay his welcome

Jun 4, 2017, 2:54 PM

The 6-Day War: Memories from over there

Fifty years ago, the summer of the Six-Day War, probably counts as pre-history to more than half of the world's population. Yet I remember certain moments with crystal clarity. "Doug! The war has started!" I was startled out of my...

Nov 6, 2016, 2:33 PM

America’s Turn

Eight years ago, I wrote that the Israeli media are reporting more about the U.S. elections than local news – or something to that effect. Well, it's happening again. Israeli television, radio, newspapers and internet news sites are covering...

Jan 15, 2014, 6:05 PM

‘Social Justice’ strikes back – with foreign workers!

We all know the scenario: An essential Israeli industry needs workers. It offers inducements, bonuses and special conditions to attract Israelis to fill the ranks. Nothing works. There are just some jobs that the natives simply...

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About Me

Nursery school drop-out, former soldier-of-fortune, Doug Greener has had a checkered career on three continents before entering the world of blogging. "It doesn't pay very well," he tells everyone within earshot, "in fact it doesn't pay anything, but we bloggers, like our fellow joggers, loggers, floggers (most of these are today in Saudi Arabia, Sudan or Singapore), hoggers and froggers (don't ask; active in the non-kosher food industry), foggers and smoggers (most live in Los Angeles, Mexico City or Beijing), and sloggers and boggers (they have to spend a fortune on thigh-high boots!) are very dedicated to our crafts. We all have secret membership organizations which hold riotous parties on every conceivable New Year known to humankind." Doug also blogs on Israeli beer at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100027317781778