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Mike, You Did Us Proud
January 30, 2009
Tonight at the Marriott Marquis Times Square, Mayor Michael Bloomberg did us proud. The mayor of New York, Bloomberg recently showed his character by traveling to Israel while that nation was suffering much international condemnation for...
The U.S. is Too Liberal in its Attitude Toward Enemy Combatants at Guantanamo
January 26, 2009
With the talk of President Obama’s decision to dismantle Guantanamo, it seems to me that precious little attention is given to actual facts about the place and about what has become of those detainees who have been released. After...
Monday Was the Day to Celebrate and Honor a Hero. As to Our New President, Let Us Hope
January 20, 2009
Not to take anything away from our new President. But the remarks of a friend yesterday got me thinking. I asked this friend if he, as an African-American (in his case he was born in Africa and is now a U.S. citizen) felt moved by the...
She’s a Righteous Person. And She’s Defending Herself. That’s “the plan.”
January 14, 2009
Anderson Cooper’s discussion tonight with Bill Bennet and James Carville on CNN about Sarah Palin’s belated effort to defend herself from the media’s savaging her revealed something about Mrs. Palin.
Narrating that Mrs. Palin...
An Israeli Perspective on What’s Happening in Gaza: “We are Doing Everything in Our Power Not to Hit Civilians”
January 9, 2009
Numbers alone can be misleading in understanding what is happening this week in Gaza. Such is the message of Asaf Shariv, consul general of Israel in New York, who offered an Israeli perspective to a gathering on Manhattan’s Upper West...
Iraqi Parliamentarian to His People: “It’s Not Between Palestinians and Israelis, it’s Between Terrorists and Moderates”
January 9, 2009
Just spoke over the phone with Iraqi Parliamentarian Mithal al-Alusi, head of the Iraqi Nation Party in Baghdad, who advocates normalized relations between the new Iraq and Israel and promotes human rights in the Middle East. He says that,...
An International Businessman’s Perspective on the Popular Mr. Obama
January 9, 2009
Just had an interesting conversation with an international businessman about our President-elect.
Adam Ginsberg, author of How to Buy, Sell and Profit on E-Bay, conducts training seminars and sells software that helps people to create and...
Humanity in a Time of Inhumanity
January 9, 2009
Tonight a friend and I had the honor of seeing a Holocaust survivor and her rescuer reunited after 63 years.
The rescuer, Wiktoria Sozanska, was honored at the annual gala of the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR), a New York-based,...
The Eloquent Words of a Hindu Israel-Supporter
January 7, 2009
Yesterday about 800 people gathered outside the Israeli consulate to support Israel. Among those I met was Mr. Gaurang G. Vaishnav, executive vice president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, or World Hindu Council of America. He was...
Today’s Rally in Support of Israel Draws 800, including Christian and Buddhist Supporters
January 6, 2009
Just returned from the Israeli consulate, 42nd St. and Second Ave., where about 800 gathered in the cold to support Israel’s right to self-defense.
Musicians played and the crowd gathered to sing and peacefully show support. In...