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Jul 3, 2015, 12:39 AM

“Take my President…Please” (with apologies to Henny Youngman). Our Last 4th of July?

Baby-Boomers will remember comedian Henny Youngman. Back in the 50’s and ‘60’s when humor was clean, this violin playing standup comedian made audiences laugh with one liners and his standard line..’Take my wife….please.”. As a baby-boomer who has seen...

Jun 7, 2015, 10:24 PM

Fighting BDS Effectively

Israel is facing a worldwide outbreak of boycotts, divestments and sanctions from academia, church bodies and corporations. The vast majority are by uninformed persons and groups which have taken anti-Israel propaganda as fact and not even considered due diligence...

Jun 3, 2015, 9:40 AM

Israel and Russia: The dance

The complex relationship of Jews in Russia fills volumes. Anti-Semites are fond of reminding us of the Jewish heritage of Communism’s founders. Russian Jews suffered pogroms, slaughter from Cossacks, upheavals such as portrayed in Fiddler on the Roof, and many...

May 8, 2015, 1:53 AM

ISIS 101: Will the West ever get it right?

As ISIS moves itself across Syria and Iraq, as Yemen and other territory is placed under the Black Flag, the United States and other Western Nations persist in terming the Jihadists “terrorists”. The Obama Administration even shrinks from using...

Apr 28, 2015, 2:25 PM

Cold War brinksmanship ca 2015: Iran and the world confront each other in Yemen

The Carrier Battle Group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt was on its way to the Gulf of Aden recently. The Fifth Fleet force was scheduled to replace the USS Carl Vinson on a regular rotation. According to confusing...

Apr 21, 2015, 12:06 PM

Farsi anyone? Semantics and the war of words in the Middle East

The Western nations that met with the representatives of Iran recently in Lausanne Switzerland all have different stories to tell. The United States seems to have claimed credit for the deal of the century that will keep the world...

Apr 10, 2015, 3:17 PM

Israel, Iran and the deep Red Sea…

It has become an American tradition of recent times for the TV networks to show Cecil B. DeMille’s 1957 epic ‘The Ten Commandments”. After stuffing themselves on baked ham (very, very unkosher), trying to sedate chocolate bunny saturated children...

Apr 4, 2015, 2:21 AM

“Trust but verify”….How about Tehran?

Ronald Reagan can be justly credited with the demise of the Soviet Union. His ability to deal with Mikhail Gorbachov in a direct and firm manner as well as the overwhelming strength and world respect that the United States...

Mar 30, 2015, 8:51 AM

America leaves the field and a new alliance moves into action

The recent takeover of Yemen by Caliphate forces has pushed the Saudis into military action to defend their territory as Iran-backed forces continue to influence the constant turmoil. As ideological opponents of Tehran the Saudis and the Gulf States...

Mar 25, 2015, 7:24 PM

Israel forms a new government: will the United States do the same?

Many Americans are disgusted and angered by the conduct of the Obama Administration over the last month. The adolescent “skipping school” prank by the President and other groupies was well noted by anyone with a soul and a brain....

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About Me

Tom Brennan is a former museum curator, library adminstrator, small business owner, sheriff's deputy, Arabian Breeding Farm Manager, cowboy, farmer and author. He writes for http://www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com/israelnews/?s=Tom+Brennan http://www.bibleinteract.com http://www.bibleinteract.tv