Sound familiar. I can’t feed my people but wait , I can purchase parts for rockets, tunnels, unmanned aerial vehicles, and enemy combatants who arrived on the Gaza beaches last week. The People of Gaza or any oppressed People have been duped by their governments. By acquiescing , by submitting to the leadership , they … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Hamas & the Humanitarian Cease Fire
This afternoon, at 1Pm , I sat in on a Conference Call with Colonel Grisha Yakubovich of the Civilian Coordination Department COGAT( the coordination of Government Activities in the Territories) who spoke about Israel’s humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza. Though Israel has been warning the Gaza population prior to firing upon them, the Israeli’s are … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Hamas rejects cease fire! The Update
Israel’s dilemma may be everyone’s problem. On 7/20/14, the USA is supposed to sign off on agreement with Iran : Iran’s self imposed deadline. The terms of this agreement are very important to the well being of Israel and the World. What do we know: Iran has supplied Hezbollah with rockets in Lebanon. Two rockets … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Israel’s concern about ” our” agreement 7/20/14 with Iran
This is what’s happening on the ground in Israel. Hamas targets Israeli civilians for destruction. Israeli citizens have 60 sec to respond, get to the nearest bomb shelter and wait for the all clear signal to return to normal life. When Israel bombs Gaza, they text the Hamas leadership and others to clear the population … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Stand with Israel
You can overplay your hand. What do I mean? Yesterday morning, 7/9/14, I listened to WNYC while they were interviewing a spokesman for Hamas. I don’t know the names of either the interviewer or the spokesperson, but we were horrified by his candid description of his ideological beliefs. He was asked about the kidnapping and … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: An Update on Operation Protective Edge
Dear readers, it is with a heavy heart that I resume writing today. I had the opportunity to sit in on a conference call with Lt. Colonel Peter Lerner of the Israeli Defense Forces, once again. (The first time was after the kidnapping and murder of the 3 Israeli teens.). Israel is trying to restrain … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: An update on The Gaza offensive by Lt Col Peter Lerner
This morning I chose to sit in on a conference call with other Americans, Israeli’s and a Lt. Colonel from the IDF. We are all concerned about the fate of the three teenagers and wish the safe return of Gil-ad Shaar (16 yrs old), Naftali Frenkel (16 yrs old, holding dual citizenship with America ) … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Three Teenagers were “kidnapped” in Israel! How do we choose to respond?
SYMPTOMS OF OUR TIMES: DOING NOTHING OR WELCOMING THE FRINGES. ? The ” do nothing Congress” really exists according to the NY TIMES article, ” A do nothing Congress, well, pretty close? One can only speculate why there is a reduction in Committees and Bills proposed. House of Representative’s, Jeb Hensarling, a Texas Republican and … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: What happened to our land of ” milk and honey”?
We’ve sold our Country to Private Equity, entering into a Mephistophelian Bargain? Follow my reasoning: 1.Equity owns or manages more then $6 Trillion , that’s 40% of the National Budget 2. Private Equity is highly leveraged, it is OPM( other people’s money) on steroids. “The Economist 5/31/14 American Finance “Risk On”, states that these … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Why is the American Economy supporting Inequality?
What infuriates me? When I hear “Icons ” exposing bad policy, that makes me mad! It really doesn’t matter which part of the Political divide our Senators or Representatives sit, their Policy should be based upon “what’s good for our Nation”. The NY Times Oped page states, Charles Schumer supports bad policy, that’s bad for … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: what infuriates me?