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Jul 30, 2024, 6:46 AM

The Paris Olympics Bring Back Memories of the 1972 Games in Munich

I don't normally watch much of the Olympics simply because most of the sports they feature do not interest me. In addition, what should be a great international celebration has all too often been marred by ugly politics, usually...

Apr 24, 2024, 5:10 AM

The Campus Protests: Is There a Silver Lining?

Nobody who supports Israel and cares about anti-Semitism can be pleased with the scenes coming out of our universities and cities in which thousands of protesters are screaming for blood against Israel and also against Jewish people in general....

Mar 21, 2024, 10:10 PM

The Oscars and Jonathan Glazer: A (Partial) Correction

A few days ago, I wrote a piece here about Jonathan Glazer's controversial acceptance speech at the Oscars. A reader on another site took me to task for misinterpreting a critical line in the speech-which I highlighted. It was...

Mar 20, 2024, 7:03 AM

The Oscars and Jonathan Glazer

Full disclosure: I don't watch the Oscars. To me, it's nothing but three hours of watching people tell each other how wonderful they all are and interspace that with acceptance speeches that all too often lecture us on what...

Mar 4, 2024, 11:49 AM

Israel-Palestinians: Some Contrasts

On Saturday night, a 15-year-old male of Tunisian origin attacked a 50-year-old Orthodox Jew on the streets of Zurich leaving him in critical condition. During and immediately after the act, the young suspect reportedly yelled, "Allahu Akhbar," claimed to...

Nov 29, 2023, 11:43 PM

The Middle East War and Campus Newspapers

In covering the craziness on our university campuses, part of the story is how the campus newspapers are covering and reporting controversial events on campus. This also applies to the demonstrations and events surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The highly...

Oct 20, 2023, 6:25 AM

Campus Anti-Semitism: More Dangerous Now Than Ever

The world has been shocked by the horrific attack by Hamas upon Israeli civilians, including women and children, even babies slaughtered in their own homes by terrorists from Gaza. Shockingly, Western countries have witnessed demonstrations in support of Hamas....

Oct 8, 2023, 12:24 AM

As I read the shocking details of this latest Hamas attack upon Israel from Gaza, my initial thoughts were: "What can I add in writing to what is already being said?" I am outraged by the details of this...

Jul 29, 2023, 5:48 AM

The Knesset hears about US campus anti-Semitism

On July 25, a Knesset committee heard testimony from American Jewish leaders on the issue of rising anti-Semitism on US university campuses. Testifying before the Knesset were Kenneth Marcus and Alyza Lewin of the Louis D. Brandeis Center, and...

Apr 25, 2023, 2:28 PM

Anti-Semitism in Germany Today: Who Is Mostly Responsible?

This past week, I translated an article from the German newspaper, Berliner Morgenpost, on a recent study on anti-Semitism in Germany, the results of which were reported in the wake of this month's ugly pro-Palestinian demonstration in the German...

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About Me

Gary Fouse worked from 1998-2016 as adjunct teacher at University of California at Irvine Ext. teaching English as a second language. Served three years in US Army Military Police at Erlangen, Germany 1966-68. 1970-1973- Criminal Investigator with US Customs 1973-1995 Criminal investigator with Drug Enforcement Administration. Stationed in Los Angeles, Bangkok, Milan, Italy, Pittsburgh and Office of Training, FBI Academy, Quantico, Va. until retirement. Author of Erlangen-An American's History of a German Town-University Press of America 2005. The Story of Papiamentu- A Study in Slavery and Language, University Press of America, 2002. The Languages of the Former Soviet Republics-Their History and Development, University Press of America, 2000.

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