Israel

Shifting the Narrative?

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UPDATE: The day before this incident, the Israeli PM spoke(on Israeli TV)about a possible attack on Israel by Iran…

Some random thoughts concerning today’s news. What was that, you ask? The attempted terrorist takeover of an airliner with mostly Jewish passengers. No passengers were hurt, the pilot was attacked by the copilot from what I heard and it was some passengers and crew that broke into the flight deck and prevented tragedy. For some reason, I find this entire episode suspicious. Why? Look how close we are to October 7th and how Israel has a massive PR problem with most of the world, and a good portion of the U.S. included. So, wouldn’t it be interesting to attempt to shift the narrative? Just sayin’.

It’s Mine Because, “The Bible Tells Me So”

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A stranger walks up to your house, rings the doorbell, and you answer the door. “Hi”, he says, “I’m Jeff and I need to let you know that, well, the house you’re living in, is actually mine.” You start to laugh and then realize that Jeff is serious so you inquire how your house could possibly be his. He tells you that years ago, his great grandparents bought the property and built the original structure that you refer to as your house. You tell him, that you see where he’s gone wrong because this property has been in your family for three generations. “But it was my family’s before it was yours.”,he retorts.He shows you an actual deed as proof that the property is, in fact, his. “Ahh”, you tell him, “That’s the problem. Your deed is no longer valid. Since the property was originally owned by my ancestors and my grandparents just claimed legal ownership by historicity.

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Has Israel Become its Own Worst Enemy?

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I used to be very pro State of Israel, and to some extent, I still believe tha my early support was not unfounded. My support had nothing to do with holocaust surivors, but more of a people who have, for centuries, undergone egregious persecution in western countries, and that today, they have their own country, even though they have to constantly fight to keep it theirs. And free. Then came 10/07/2023, or rather, the reaction to the most awful, horrendous murder of Jews (and others) since the holocaust.

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Protesting Poor Policy Doesn’t Determine Derangement.

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It’s hard to believe that people are being excoriated, left and right, for daring to speak their minds on the topic of Israel. That’s right. Unless a person is gushing with love and respect for the State of Israel, they are labeled antisemitic. That’s the equivalent today of being labeled a racist 20 years ago. It can be the death knell for anyone socially or worse, professionally. Why is it a person may be again the government of a clearly secular state, and be brushed with such a toxic label?

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Saving Face

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As I write this, the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran that was supposed to end tomorrow, has just been extended by our president, indefinitely because Pakistan, the host for the negotiations, asked for an extension. That’s right, there’s no time limit associated with it and the excuse is that Iran has not made any proposals of their own and the U.S.will give them time to(47 more years, I guess) come up with a response to the U.S. proposals over the kinetic action (not a war) with Iran. This is what’s called saving face.

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