Ira Bernard Teich, at The Blogs

Mar 14, 2025, 5:17 PM

If the Houthis weren’t real, they’d make for a great absurdist comedy. Imagine a Monty Python sketch or a Sacha Baron Cohen satire featuring a ragtag militia with a slogan that literally reads: "God is great, Death to America,...

Mar 9, 2025, 12:49 PM

A Case for Action: Destroy Iran’s Oil Industry NOW

The Strategic Necessity of Destroying Iran’s Oil Industry Iran remains the single greatest destabilizing force in the Middle East. For decades, it has used its oil wealth to finance terrorism, fuel regional wars, and pursue nuclear ambitions that threaten not...

Apr 18, 2024, 11:43 AM

The Emperor Wears No Clothes. Why Are You So Afraid Of Iran?

Iran's threat to Israel and global stability The fact that Iran, a member state of the United Nations, can continue to insult and credibly threaten to annihilate Israel, another member state - by word, and physically by controlling their assassin...

Mar 5, 2024, 10:22 AM

Divine Duty vs. Israel’s National Defense: The Battle within Israel’s Soul

Religious Duty and National Defense: Navigating the Complex Intersection of Faith, Identity, and Military Service in Israel The schism in Israel between secular Jews, modern religious Jews, and the ultra-Orthodox community, particularly those who are anti-Zionist or non-Zionist, centers on...

Feb 24, 2024, 9:19 AM

Gaza Problem … $100 Billion and Solved

Here’s a thought experiment – no emotion, just logic. Sometimes good ideas arise from asking “what if?” First a little context. Gaza is tiny at 365 square kilometers, but it has about 2 million inhabitants. About a third of its...

Feb 20, 2024, 8:21 PM

‘The Promised Land’ – What Might Muhammad Say?

Moses viewing the promised land from Pisgah, mount Nebo. Deuteronomy, chapter XXXIV. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

Caution to reader: This article might be interesting academically, but mostly irrelevant to those who are atheists or who do not accept the scripture/s of Abrahamic religions as “the word of God.” As for the rest of you, I...

Feb 15, 2024, 2:22 AM

Truth Hurts: Fall of Canada’s Selina Robinson Over ‘Crappy’ Palestine Comment

My Aunt, Penina (Polly) starting the dairy farm at Kibbutz Na'an in 1929-30

The provincial education minister of British Columbia (B.C.), Canada, Minister Selina Robinson made the following comments about pre-1948 Palestine on Jan. 30: “a crappy piece of land with nothing on it”. Then all hell broke loose. Minister Robinson: "I want to...

Feb 12, 2024, 11:02 AM

Exposing Bias: The Overlooked Reality of Settler Violence in Media Portrayals

From the media, one might believe that every Arab farmer feels threatened. (Photo: D. Silverman/Getty Images)

In an age where narratives shape perceptions as much as facts, the discourse surrounding settler violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict demands a critical reassessment. Dr. Michael Wolfowicz and Esther Salama of the Hebrew University are set to publish a...

Feb 9, 2024, 11:43 AM

Unpacking Antony Blinken’s Hypocrisy: A Diplomatic Dissection

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Dehumanization and Diplomacy: Unveiling Hypocrisy in Conflict This week, United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken stated, "Israelis were dehumanized in the most horrific way on October 7," a statement few would contest. However, the Palestinian Authority and Hamas and...

Feb 7, 2024, 9:36 PM

Unveiling Yahya Sinwar: His character, his impact, his peril

Know thy enemy Understanding Yahya (Ibrahim Hassan) Sinwar, also known by his friends as Abu Ibrahim, presents more than a mere exercise in satisfying morbid curiosity. It embodies the strategic imperative articulated by Sun Tzu, the esteemed Chinese military general,...

About Me

Teich, is an international strategy, market growth, and communications consultant for emerging economies and organizations. With a past role as CEO and extensive experience in over 80 countries and cultures, he's now semi-retired, continuing his consultancy, an author of three books on strategy, and an avid follower of history and current affairs. His newest book, "The Honesty Advantage", published March 2025 - is available on amazon.