BLOG Post #427: Is It Time for This War to End? Evidently Not 11 Jun 2024 In a major speech May 31, Pres. Biden offered a three-phase plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war, saying “it is time for this war to end.” (I have appended…
BLOG Post #411: Ending the Israel-Hamas War–Where Things Stand 29 Jan 202429 Jan 2024 The New York Times reported January 27 on three negotiating tracks that are being pursued simultaneously to end the Israel-Hamas war (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/27/world/middleeast/gaza-war-israel-hamas-negotiations.html). None of them seems likely to succeed…
BLOG Post #406: Bombing Gaza–Disturbing Comparisons with Vietnam 28 Dec 202327 Dec 2023 Indiscriminate Bombing Investigations into Israel’s use of 2000-pound bombs in its Gaza campaign have determined that you have to go back to Vietnam to compare the brutality and mindlessness…
BLOG Post #401: When Will It End? Some Might Prefer It Didn’t 29 Nov 202328 Nov 2023 Netanyahu, the Main Obstacle In an opinion article published in the Washington Post November 18, President Biden described how far his ambitions stretch beyond the four-day pause in fighting…
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