tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.comments2024-02-01T20:40:02.466+02:00Random ThoughtsAlan Edelsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291102902419614285noreply@blogger.comBlogger1162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-979588222005356792024-02-01T20:40:02.466+02:002024-02-01T20:40:02.466+02:00When a double standard is applied to Israel and/or...When a double standard is applied to Israel and/or the Jews = antisemitism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-34094409739004316642024-01-31T18:09:59.344+02:002024-01-31T18:09:59.344+02:00The problematic UNRWA funding you highlight has be...<br />The problematic UNRWA funding you highlight has been well known to the US for a long time which is one of the reasons why that funding was discontinued in 2018. Unfortunately the Biden administration, that stalwart supporter of Israel, not only restarted that funding when he became President, as you know he then proceded to release another $16 Billion ( https://www.iranintl.com/en/202311150106) to Iran just last year. <br /><br />I appreciate being on your mailing list. Your articles offer a much appreciated perspective on Israel. However, given his mideast policy and Iran funding actions as President I found the admiration for Biden in your prior article especially disconcerting. In addition to the direct funding, the Biden administration also removed economic sanctions that allowed Iran to replenish its economy - and continue funding Hamas and every other mideast terror proxy. <br /><br />From my perspective, the Biden administration's actions have provided funding for the rockets, bullets, and terrorist challenging Israel and everyone else throughout the mideast. Biden's actions speak much louder than his words. He is not a friend to Israel.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-78209116172542864602024-01-31T17:23:46.078+02:002024-01-31T17:23:46.078+02:00Wow! Especially enjoying your last two Random Th...Wow! Especially enjoying your last two Random Thoughts. Dripping in sarcasm! Well done! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-7544953886682031432024-01-31T17:21:23.916+02:002024-01-31T17:21:23.916+02:00excellent...yes upside down for sureexcellent...yes upside down for sureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-89984472226349608902024-01-31T17:03:13.790+02:002024-01-31T17:03:13.790+02:00Wow!! The more we know the worse it gets. G-d awf...Wow!! The more we know the worse it gets. G-d awful Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-46968069364183456582024-01-28T20:04:29.023+02:002024-01-28T20:04:29.023+02:00Excellent-well done.Excellent-well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-23408035060820304492024-01-28T20:03:39.049+02:002024-01-28T20:03:39.049+02:00Great blog, especially the last paragraph--Oakland...Great blog, especially the last paragraph--Oakland, Richmond, Vallejo, Hayward! Really, really shameful on their part. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-6478173143812113982024-01-28T20:02:16.724+02:002024-01-28T20:02:16.724+02:00Thanks again for an enlightening blog. You are so...Thanks again for an enlightening blog. You are so right about undoing the victim narrative. And thank you for articulating something for me “to be for.” Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-56835659638084996152024-01-25T04:50:25.455+02:002024-01-25T04:50:25.455+02:00
For my part, I’d Country D - the United States of...<br />For my part, I’d Country D - the United States of America, where the current Executive Branch is advocating that Country A halt the war against Terrorist Group B. If it were Country D that had suffered the attack by Terrorist Grou B, I would hope that Country D would eradicate the threat. But Country D is so soft these days, who knows what it would do.<br /><br />Tell your friends in Israel that regular people in the USA are on your side, and that regular people do not conveniently forget the atrocities stated in your first paragraph.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-5124195025287924542024-01-23T08:57:45.380+02:002024-01-23T08:57:45.380+02:00I read the whole post---very clearly written.
I am...I read the whole post---very clearly written.<br />I am still trying to truly understand the world's response to Israel.<br />My only conclusion is anti-semitism.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-47146701234372831682024-01-23T08:48:50.217+02:002024-01-23T08:48:50.217+02:00Thank you for yet again doing a masterful job of i...Thank you for yet again doing a masterful job of illuminating the situation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-8119707428763761132024-01-22T23:28:59.851+02:002024-01-22T23:28:59.851+02:00All good points, very accurate. My reaction is tha...All good points, very accurate. My reaction is that one of the problems is that the news here has focused more on pictures of Palestinian children being dug out from under collapsed buildings than it has Israeli troops going house-to-house engaged in the kind of urban warfare that is so dangerous to the combatants. When the US was fighting in Afghanistan and to some extent in Iraq, there was a lot of urban combat, but the army didn't have to contend with the underground infrastructure that defines the Hamas strategy. Clearly, without taking out that infrastructure, there is no effective way to eliminate the threat. To a large degree, people see what they want to see- that is not profound, I know, but it is true. A lot of folks on the left here always want to look out for the next victim and, not surprisingly, coupled with a generation long propaganda campaign by the Islamic world against the very concept of Israel, there is this brew of anti-Israel/anti-Jewish thinking that results in demonstrations, false lawsuits filed in the Hague, and a general skepticism by a substantial number in the west. The depressing part is that truth seemingly plays no role in the discussion and will not ultimately in the resolution of the conflict. I suspect that old fashioned anti-Semitism is responsible for part of the situation, but it is hard to gauge where that starts and a refusal by the left and the Islamics to accept the notion of a Jewish state, run by and for Jewish people, leaves off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-61332212470091762382024-01-22T23:19:37.455+02:002024-01-22T23:19:37.455+02:00Prayers for Israel. The world is inundated with mi...Prayers for Israel. The world is inundated with misinformation and gullible people. The US is not exempt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-77807034366561211142024-01-22T21:14:57.013+02:002024-01-22T21:14:57.013+02:00Clearly stating thethe facts!!Clearly stating thethe facts!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-66958185015521603172024-01-22T20:39:28.479+02:002024-01-22T20:39:28.479+02:00Very thoughtful and well-articulated article. And ...Very thoughtful and well-articulated article. And yes, to answer your question, I think the world is upside down.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-91937613917738880282024-01-22T20:32:51.582+02:002024-01-22T20:32:51.582+02:00You’ve got that right, Alan!You’ve got that right, Alan!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-75918593427208604282024-01-22T20:21:41.666+02:002024-01-22T20:21:41.666+02:00The world is indeed upside down!The world is indeed upside down!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-64618035082823508502024-01-22T18:59:29.746+02:002024-01-22T18:59:29.746+02:00You are, without a doubt, absolutely correct. Isr...You are, without a doubt, absolutely correct. Israel has a right and a duty to defend itself, to eliminate threats, and to protect their people. They have no other options. Hamas is the issue--along with those who wish the eliminate Jews and Israel from the face of the Earth. Shame on them. <br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-715302764947974792024-01-22T18:58:03.712+02:002024-01-22T18:58:03.712+02:00 Well said! Well said! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-69191957891861626252023-11-26T00:15:48.413+02:002023-11-26T00:15:48.413+02:00Excellent, thanks!……DonaldExcellent, thanks!……DonaldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-48671934304238622432023-11-25T12:37:03.516+02:002023-11-25T12:37:03.516+02:00Great observations. Really enjoyed your not-so-ran...Great observations. Really enjoyed your not-so-random thought. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-72619182652690551582023-11-24T12:40:37.541+02:002023-11-24T12:40:37.541+02:00Wow!! Sadly, very well and accurately done! The ...Wow!! Sadly, very well and accurately done! The double standard that you reveal has quite the history when Jews are involved. The failure of the media to remind people who started this war and who continue to use residential/caregiving and other civilian buildings to “hide” Hamas is reprehensible! And, as you note, Hamas has the fuel, et al that it has kept away from the people in Gaza. They are despicable people. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-73520703175769210692023-11-24T12:35:49.053+02:002023-11-24T12:35:49.053+02:00Great piece Allen, it's a much needed pep talk...Great piece Allen, it's a much needed pep talk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-84721180950335118822023-11-24T12:33:54.364+02:002023-11-24T12:33:54.364+02:00I always enjoy reading your emails.
This one is es...I always enjoy reading your emails.<br />This one is especially meaningful.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-49655070556168732262023-11-24T12:28:12.499+02:002023-11-24T12:28:12.499+02:00I admire the Israeli response.
Hamas did the unth...I admire the Israeli response. <br />Hamas did the unthinkable and the response is a must for the short and long term. <br />Every correctly raised and thinking human on the planet should support Israel. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com