[NOTE: It is a delicate matter to complain about the Israeli justice system. Was there any justice in the Hamas attacks? (Not a rhetorical question: I say NO.) Any “due process”? Right to an attorney, etc.? Of course not. And that’s not the only reason for being measured here. As the New York Times reported … Continue reading Justice and “Justice?” in Prisoner/Hostage Swap: More Gaza Bible Study
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” —
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”
The frog, the scorpion and Hamas Gwynne Dyer – Nov 16, 2023 Stop me if you’ve heard this story before. Or rather, don’t, because it’s relevant to the current situation, and we have to bring the people who don’t know the story up to speed first. It’s about a frog, doing whatever it is that … Continue reading A Twofer from Gwynne Dyer: Bibi & Hamas – “Objective Allies”? And Argentina’s Vicious Circle Election
[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