Category Archives: Fire This Time

CNN: “It’s Complicated”— Why Israel’s peace activists are reevaluating their position on the war

CNN: Why Israel’s peace activists are reevaluating their position on the war By Tara John and Lottie Beilin Sun Dec 3 2023 Tel Aviv (CNN) — When human rights activist Ziv Stahl was awakened to the booms of rocket fire on October 7, while staying at her sister’s home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, she did … Continue reading CNN: “It’s Complicated”— Why Israel’s peace activists are reevaluating their position on the war →

Jesus’ First Prophetic Proclamation: “Release To The Captives” —

Luke 4:16-21 King James Version 16 Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is … Continue reading Jesus’ First Prophetic Proclamation: “Release To The Captives” — →

Giving Thanks for Those Defying Hell & Sowing Hope — “From the River To The Sea”

Rahat, Israel, a Bedouin town in the Negev Desert.Credit…Photographs by Ofir Berman for The New York Times New York Times OPINION – THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN #1 – The Rescuers Rahat, Israel, a Bedouin town in the Negev Desert.Credit…CreditPhotographs by Ofir Berman for The New York Times By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist, reporting from Rahat, … Continue reading Giving Thanks for Those Defying Hell & Sowing Hope — “From the River To The Sea” →

More Melancholy Wisdom on Israeli-Hamas War Myths

[NOTE: I agree with just about all that Nick Kristof says here. But his roster of myths is incomplete. He overlooks a fourth “myth” that gets in the way of his humane insight and hope like the piles of rubble that mark this war on every front. More on that below.] New York Times: What … Continue reading More Melancholy Wisdom on Israeli-Hamas War Myths →

The Mounting Math of Massacres

Israel-Gaza: A Question of Numbers Gwynne Dyer Being the Heritage Minister is not the summit of achievement in Israeli politics, but it is a cabinet position, and Amihai Eliyahu, the current occupant, really should watch what he says. When Radio Kol Berama asked him whether an atomic bomb should be dropped on Gaza, he should … Continue reading The Mounting Math of Massacres →