Neal Aponte, at The Blogs

Oct 16, 2023, 6:11 PM

It is always an eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth. Have we learned nothing since Hammurabi, the ancient Babylonian king who enshrined this legal principle forever? The bloodlust runs deep for victims of heinous, barbaric acts...

Aug 12, 2015, 7:58 AM

Israel Agonistes

Hear these words by Martin Buber: You cannot find redemption until you see the flaws in your own soul, and try to efface them. Nor can a people be redeemed until it sees the flaws in its soul and tries...

Apr 9, 2015, 7:08 AM

Bibi and The Politics of Fear

Bibi’s shocking eleventh hour campaign pronouncements, whipping up a frenzied panic about Arab Israelis exercising their right to vote, rejecting the creation of a Palestinian state while he remains in office and refusing to relinquish any West Bank settlements,...

Sep 10, 2014, 5:29 PM

Moving Beyond the Code of Hammurabi: A Peace Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth was a defining principle of the Code of Hammurabi in the 18th Century BC. Unfortunately, this horrific law of retribution still governs the interminable conflict between Israel and Palestine...

Sep 4, 2014, 5:13 AM

Israel and Hamas: What is To Be Done?

Israel's devastating air, naval and ground assault of Gaza has destroyed many rockets and their launchers and the maze of underground tunnels, to say nothing of inflicting a terrible loss of life and property. The military threat posed by...

About Me

Neal Aponte PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice. With a doctorate in clinical psychology and a master's degree in sociology, he has a longstanding interest in understanding how the social, economic, political, cultural and psychological aspects of human life intersect. His blog, Delanoblog, presents innovative ideas about the salient political, social and cultural issues of our time.