Ceasefire: Hamas Or Abbas, Arafat’s Peace Of The Quraysh Prevails… by Gerald A. Honigman Here in America, I am writing this while my family rests from a festive meal. It is Thanksgiving Day, and we must all certainly count the blessings which G_d has bestowed upon us. No doubt, the primary blessing is life itself–so [...]

Gaza…Here We Go Again (and again, and again) by Gerald A. Honigman As I write this, Israel is once again being forced to up the ante in Gaza. Keep in mind that the Arabs there–Hamas and those who eagerly support it–call for the destruction of Jews and their nation and actively work to bring both [...]

Why Is It Always Just About Justice For Arabs Only? by Gerald A. Honigman The widely-published AP report by Mohammed Daraghmeh on October 29th announced that Arabs were preparing to once again push for creating their 22nd state in the United Nations. It cannot be stated too often that this would be their second, not [...]

President Obama…Tel Aviv Will Become The New Sderot by Gerald A. Honigman With the 2012 American elections just days away, this fall’s presidential debates ended with a dull thud. Disappointing is a generous description for the last debate which focused primarily on foreign policy–despite the spins both parties put on the results. Regardlesss, I’m a [...]

Libya, Tunisia, Egypt: It’s The Jews’ Fault…Dontcha Know ? by Gerald A. Honigman Four American diplomats murdered, the Ambassador reportedly raped before being slaughtered and dragged through the street. America comes under widespread siege–and not only in the Middle East. This time, the excuse is a film which Muslims find offensive. That those same Muslims [...]

The DNC’s Mighty Blast Of The Shofar… by Gerald A. Honigman The first week of September, 2012 brought with it the Democratic National Convention (DNC). This also occurred during the Hebrew month of Elul. Since Biblical days, Elul has been a time for great soul-searching and repentance in preparation for the Ten Days of Awe, [...]

Morsi, War, and Yom Kippur… by Gerald A. Honigman Egypt’s new Muslim Brotherhood Islamist leader, President Mohamed Morsi, recently rejected an invitation to visit Israel in an attempt to stabilize the cold peace his military predecessors brought about which has existed between the two countries for over three decades now. Returning to hostile pre-treaty language, [...]

General Dempsey…Please Stay Out Of It by Gerald A. Honigman The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, communicates with Israel’s Lt. General Benny Gantz frequently over security issues. Speaking to reporters upon his arrival in Afghanistan on August 19th, he stated that Israel and the United States view the Iranian [...]

Crocodile Tears For Kurds… or, Math a la Ankara by Gerald A. Honigman On August 9th, Turkey’s Islamist government’s Foreign Minister engaged in some mathematical chutzpah. Follow the excerpts below from Istanbul’s Today’s Zaman to get a hint at what I mean… Ahmet Davutoğlu said Turkey would not be opposed to a possible autonomous Kurdish [...]

Iran, Jerusalem, and Al Ahwaz… by Gerald A. Honigman Let’s get the ball rolling here with a question… Whom and what do you think the following excerpts are referring to below? _ _ _ _ _ has discriminated against the Arabs of _ _ _ _ _ since their homeland’s occupation and annexation; they are [...]