Tag: politics
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Gaza: A Human Tragedy and a Just War
I’ve written about this before: it doesn’t matter what your nationality is or what the context may be—what the people of Gaza are enduring is a human tragedy. You cannot approach a mother watching her child suffer and start talking to her about context or blame. The suffering of a child in war is the…
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Stuck in the Middle with None
In a world dominated by increasingly extreme political voices, many of us in the center—ranging from center-left to center-right—feel alienated and exhausted. This post explores how both ends of the political spectrum have morphed into cult-like ideologies, fueled by outrage and disconnection from truth. And for those of us caught in the middle, especially as…
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Antisemitism 101
Let’s start with concepts, definitions and semantics: Anti-Semitism is also called Judeophobia, where a phobia is an exaggerated and absurd fear. I may be afraid of being bitten by a spider, but the person with arachnophobia will jump up on the table and scream uncontrollably if they see a small spider walking in their kitchen.…
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Are you Pro-Palestine or Anti-Israel?
A few days ago I saw a poll on Twitter (X) that left me thinking. The question was “Are you Pro-Palestinian or Pro-Israel?” The survey gave only two options to choose from. Of course I am pro-Palestinian; I believe in peoples right of self-determination and in the basic human right to live in peace and…
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