100723 23rd July, 2010 Shabbat Shalom dear friends A correspondent for one of Japan’s biggest newspapers said last week, “Gaza and the West Bank are the only places in the world where I have seen refugees drive Mercedes.” Tom Gross’ revelations of the large new shopping mall in Gaza went worldwide but no media news…

100716 16th July, 2010–07–16 Shabbat Shalom! Nu? So did you miss me? I was having the best time in the world with my children and grandchildren and of course my siblings in the UK and visiting the Green, Green Grass of Wales – it really is greener than anywhere else in the world!!! Quite apart…

100625 25th June 2010. We are in the middle of a serious crisis, not with Obama, not with Turkey and not even with Iran; the crisis is within ourselves. We are losing confidence in our right to exist and in our faith. Just as the Germans dehumanized the Jews to ensure the world would not…

100615 18th June 2010. Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw How does one choose a Jewish leader? Does one open it up to the highly talented and connected people who have given their lives to Israel and heed the opinion of world Jewish…

A letter to Hanin Zuabi – an Arab Israeli Parliament Member who was aboard the Marmara flotilla ship. Written by Margalit Tal-Gan, an Israeli, daughter of Holocaust survivors, married to a 7th generation Israeli. Miss Zuabi, First and foremost “chapeau” for a very effective P.R. I must admit: I didn’t know of your existence until…

100610 10th June 2010 If the media does not inform us we must inform the media Break the big lie – Helen Thomas eat your 90 year old, mean spirited, heart out. DNA has proven that we are the locals!!! Yup we came from this tortured and mistreated land and all the stories of being…

100606 Gaza Strip: A Humanitarian Analysis Written by Daniel Schloss– please keep reading – I promise you will be surprised and informed. My friend Jordan Birenbaum posted some very interesting facts on my Facebook wall yesterday with regards to quality of life indicators in the Gaza Strip. It got me thinking, and I’ve done a…

100603 3rd June 2010. Shabbat Shalom to everyone. If you are confused and think Israel was in the wrong to intercept the Mavi Marmara then you are not only a confused but far more susceptible to media manipulation than you thought!!! Let’s begin with a few facts most of which are backed up with relevant…

100531 31st May 2010. Urgent update on Gaza Flotilla http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Communiques/2010/Israel_Navy_warns_flotilla_31-May-2010.htm CNN Turkey reported that when the Israeli Marines boarded the ships the “Peace” demonstrators became extremely violent and attacked the soldiers with knives, iron bars and even guns. There was no need for this flotilla. Israel provides aid to Gaza every day – each and…

100528 28th May, 2010 Shabbat Shalom everyone. I hope this letter finds you well. The papers and media here are filled with reports on the “humanitarian aid” Flotilla organized by the Turks with the support of too many Europeans, they present the antithesis of a humanitarian group. Noam and Aviva Schalit, parents of Gilad Schalit,…