Tag Archives: barack obama israel

under the bus: same old same old

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Dave

Not that Barack Obama is entirely wrong about about Netanyahu. But politics being what it is, Obama and his cohorts would have no compunction about meddling and massaging Israeli politics to act as midwife for the birth of some regime … Continue reading →

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yuk yuk: cross your fingers not your legs…

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Dave

Is comedy universal? Brass knuckles interfaith hard ball comedy. The dilemma of comedy being “pure” without the baggage of tradition and history. The recent trip of Mark Breslin and Yuk Yuks on “goodwill” tour of Israel is proof is that … Continue reading →

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the one after 193

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Dave

Not something from the back of a cereal box. A real country. Or some neutered and coiffed Bantustan experiment with nifty uniforms and fan-far parades. Real borders and a real economy. Or a box within a box and the welfare … Continue reading →