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May 20, 2026, 9:27 AM

President Trump, Please Get Off Your Seesaw

in the Situation Room of the White House, on a further meeting about the Islamic Republic of Iran missile attacks on U.S. military facilities in Iraq. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

It seems that every week or two, President Trump starts a cycle of threatening Iran with a military attack, and then a deferment because he says they are making real progress on a deal. Then the cycle starts all...

May 1, 2026, 4:44 AM

Pomp and Circumspection, the British Paradox

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump view a collection of American-related items from the royal collection with King Charles III and Queen Camilla in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

This week we witnessed the pomp and circumstance of the royal visit to America. In the same week we saw the brutal stabbing of two Jewish men while walking in their neighborhood in London, which followed recent arson attacks...

Apr 13, 2026, 3:18 AM

‘You May be Right’

When talking about the Iran war, we can paraphrase the Billy Joel song, “you may be right, they may be crazy, but it might just be a lunatic we’re looking for.” Any country that has a favorite slogan like...

Mar 2, 2026, 4:32 AM

Enemy of Enemies, Reaction to the Iran War

I am surprised by the mixed public reaction to the war with Iran and downfall of the Ayatollah. It feels similar to the global reaction after October 7. A fight against inhumane barbaric behavior toward a population should be...

Dec 4, 2025, 7:41 AM

Publicize Public Relations

Israel is a world leader in medical research, scientific discovery, and water conservation, but trails in public relations of foreign policy. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was a recent speaker at the Hayom Summit in New York, organized...

Oct 10, 2025, 5:43 AM

Unsolvable Problems Require Unconventional Solutions

Donald Trump is never at a loss for innovative ideas and policy opinions, some promising, others questionable, but sometimes you need someone to speak out against the same old failed strategies in international diplomacy. Since the massacre of 10/7...

Aug 27, 2025, 5:34 AM

Racial Discrimination, Middle East Style

In addition to all the problems in the news about Gaza, there is also the issue of racial discrimination that is not often mentioned. One of the neighborhoods in Gaza where Afro Palestinians live, some of whom are descendants...

Jun 19, 2025, 6:35 AM

Words and Warfare

Like everyone else, I have been closely following the news about Israel’s action in Iran when I heard a news broadcast describing “tit for tat" responses by Israel and Iran, which sounds like a judgment of equivalency of a...

Apr 22, 2025, 7:48 AM

My Senior Israel Volunteering Experience Revisited

Pomelos

My wife and I recently returned from Israel after a month of volunteering, as we did a year ago. We are into senior citizen status, and there are many volunteer opportunities for all ages. People have asked me through...

Nov 18, 2024, 7:02 AM

A Democracy Seeking Acceptance

Supporters of the main opposition party Waddani wear the party colours and hold umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun as they attend a final campaign rally in Hargeisa on November 8, 2024, ahead of the 2024 Somaliland presidential election. The self-declared state of Somaliland is set to host a long-delayed presidential and legislative elections in November 13, 2024. (Photo by LUIS TATO / AFP)

Somaliland, a democracy in the Horn of Africa with a population of approximately 6,000,000, recently held a presidential election. The candidates expressed that their main goal was to have a free and fair process with all candidates accepting the...

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Israel volunteer and retired pension consultant and course writer from Chicago