Now, the bombs are raining down on both Palestinians and Israelies. Both are we trapped in our own self understanding. We as Israelies should defend ourselves, and always stay calm and focused on our path. But we should never succumb to the level of idiocy that is defined by seeing our enemies as evil. There […]

Now the war in Israel has changed character. In the beginning it was basically just an uprising, although a very well planned uprising. It has now turned into a war. When Barack and I fought the war in Libya, we did it to counter some of the strategies that Gadaffi made, and had learned from […]

Well a lot of my friends who are really fighting for peace are very disappointed about the developments lately. They believe that the fight was in vain, and now we are just reduced to the eternal wheel of action and reaction. Revenge calls for revenge and this goes on in an endless circle. Well, first […]

Israel is in the line of fire. So far we had a terrible but prolific start. Then we had a huge downfall, and now we are slowly climbing up of the hole again. It is about the moral high ground when we fight. Who are doing things most ethically. We cannot just fall over, because […]

Germany won an astounding victory over Brazil. Being a fan of both countries, I like Germany; Hamburg, Coburg, Berlin, I like Brazil; Salvador, Rio, Fortaleza, I really find the win both amazing and cynical. First of all, Europe is back. Football reflects the national strength in terms of organization, morale and spirit. With Germany and […]

I have had a long story of digging into the maw of the Middle East, reading about the Hittities, the ancient Egyptians, the long walk of the Jews, the nascent Persia and the courageous bedouins. There are still some remnants of this ancient world. People long forgotten by the world, living on the edges, still […]

Now, we have made a huge loss in Iraq. A state that we thought, unwisely we see know, that we could turn into a well governed state. We should have been much more clear on our priorities and now we pay for our faults. But, if you enter into a fight, you need to be […]

The conflict in and around Israel is theoretically quite simple to understand and act on, but in practice extremely difficult. We are suspended between the material world and the spiritual world. The material world drags at us all the time, an, as Adam, we are often seduced into eating the apple. We however, if we […]

If we look at the confrontation in Israel, we need to see it in connection with the other actions the Muslim brotherhood/Al Queda/Isis have done the last few weeks. The MAJOR operation was the annexation and consequently plundering of half of Iraq. The SMALL operation was that in Israel. The proportions are quite simply not […]

In these times of chaos and destruction one perhaps needs to remember why we are here, and what the purpose of religion really is. There are basically two confronting mechanisms in the world; the loving part and the hating part. Love is the means to construction, while as hate is the means to destruction. We […]

The confrontation with Hamas/Fatah is really not going that well, we are all upset, and in this climate of anger and frustration we are not thinking clearly. Our feelings rule our actions. We mourn for the teens, and we are filled with anger and a wish to “get back” on Hamas. This is exactly why […]

It has been a few weeks of nightmarish proportion for the people of Israel. The threat of elimination of the poor teens have been a terrible situation. And now it came to nothing all the money spend on investigation, all the searching, all the heartache, no consequence. The realization of the fragility of young people […]

I think we can conclude now on the first two three years of the work done here on rubicon in relation to Israel and the work of peace. Basically peace did not jump out of the box and settled everywhere in the world after the internet appeared and man could understand all of what happens. […]

The European Union has come to a halt. The entire process up to the election of Juncker was marred with internal fighting, lack of progress and some very esquisit political handling. I, for one, am quite impressed by the skill of Ms. Angela Merkel. She is a good politician. It never went her way however, […]

Often politicians think too much about money, and too little about ideology. I suppose it is because this is often what politicians really do; make budgets and control the flow of the money of the state. Socialism is really born with the focus on money. Karl Marx was an economist who had a warm heart […]

If we take a look at the current political situation in the game of world powers, it is, more or less as follows. First of all, the world is truly united against the Sunni rebels. That is Al Queda in collaboration with the Muslim Brotherhood and the Taliban. This gives the world a respite after […]

The Middle East is embroiled in yet another bloody war. Since the days of the first pharaohs, the Middle East has been the fighting ground for thousands of armies, and still is. One thing is certain however, we need to understand the current conflict in order to progress with the peace plans. Both the Sunni […]

There is a certain tremor in the American economy. The momentum we created in the election is passing out, this will tell the observant reader one thing; the economical development has to be induced into the academic world. To be realistic about the economical process we have started, we need to understand these ideas in […]

The world is moving away from my perspective, slowly but consistently. Yes, the readers are still there, and there are movements that I have had the honour to inspire that is moving forth with vigor. But it is going in the wrong direction. The Middle East is embroiled in another bloody war, Europe is not […]

There is a great disturbance in the spirit of the world, at least this is how I feel it. The conflict between the Sunni lead Muslim brotherhood and Europe is getting more and more intense, and the rethorics is harsh. The ideas and the methods I have put in place is slowly turning the conflict […]

Israel is much safer now than a few years back, Egypt is really pro Israel, Iran wants to make peace, even Saudi Arabia is positive towards Israel. How has this come to be? I will not diminish the epic work done by mr. Netanyahu. He has protected his people against innumerable enemies, and successfully so. […]

We often fight with the ones we love the most; our children, our parents our wifes, and in a way, marriage or family is a micro version of the nations. It is basically the same mechanisms that work in the family as in the nations. When we are unsatisfied with something in our families, it […]

To define the advent of a good life, one has to understand how the world is really constructed. Many, today, see religion as a prehistoric remnant from the times before the dinosaurs roamed the earth. I beg you to see, that it is not like this, it is the other way around. Religion, or metaphysics, […]

The Middle East is in a true danger of refalling Into chaos. ISIS, or the collaborator of Al-Queda, have gained power in the wake of the destruction of the Muslim brotherhood. What did not succeed in Egypt is retried in and around Iraq and Syria. This new country would be an enemy of almost all […]

Culture often, unconsciously reflect the conflicts of society, if the discussions are difficult, art has to be very subtle to touch upon the conflicts. I love Harry Potter, call it the identification with the courageous nerd with naught but magic at his disposal. Call it the veneration for the mystical parts of life. I do […]

There are some who discuss the possibility of the current PM of Denmark Ms. Helle Thorning Schmidt as a leading figure in the European Union. I strongly advice Ms. Merkel and David Cameron not to use her. In Israel she is known for at very violent procedure in connection with the handling of little Rakel. […]

When I was in England the first time, I was around thirteen. It was at the height of the punk movement, so I was open mouthed looking at strange men with mohawks and brutal Dr. Martens boots. Now, having a thing for Anglo Saxon writers at large; Joseph Conrad, sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Walter Scott, […]

There are many great pharaohs. Horemheb, Sneferu, Ayo. All great men in their own rights, some blazing heroes, some just kings, some benevolent humanists. But they all had one thing in common; they loved Egypt. How the new president, Mr. Al-Sisi will conduct his presidentship will be up to him, there are truly a vast […]

For too long have the believers in G-d put the true nature of their calling aside, and have been absorbed by the nature of the material world. Theft, greed, disregard of the true nature of spirit has prevailed. G-ds name have been, often, misused by his followers to gain something in the material world. This […]

There is an ongoing debate in Europe, in USA, in Russia about the roots of us all. This discussion is stigmatized, and if you try your luck at it, often people start to yell, call you a racist and what is worse. This spills into the political sphere, where the new pro nationalist parties are […]

The European elections have come to a conclusion, the Ukraine crisis have come to a conclusion and the world has truly changed. The implications will not be felt right now, but a few years up ahead we will truly bear witness to change. What is really the result of these occurrences. First of all, we […]

There is still a lot of war going on in Ukraine, especially in the East, in the two rebel regions Lugansk and Donetsk. For whatever it is worth, I wholeheartedly condemn it. It is the right of all people to choose themselves which nation they belong. Otherwise it is tyranny. I understand the plight and […]

The European conservatives are in a bit of a cat fight. Perhaps we can look at it this way; it is not about who we wish to be, but about what we are. Being a conservative these days are the same as a constant witch hunt. Then we are accused of this, then we are […]

I have had a long time writing, not making a single penny. This was ok, especially when I was alone and did not have a responsability for my little family. But things change, and the constant pressure by the state, using my diluted economical state, have made me decide taking a small fee for the […]

The trip to Jerusalem has been quite a succes so far. But one mistake was done, as I see it; getting involved in politics. The fight between the Palestinians and the Jews is not a religious conflict, it is a political conflict. If we get embroiled in this, we lose the goal we strive for; […]

We see a terrifying increase in antisemitic attacks in Europe. There are the street thugs, mostly Islamists. Or rather immigrants who really hate Jews. Then there is the state sponsored terror, as in Denmark, where the system and the secret police tries to limit the voice of those who support the Jews fight for a […]

Religion is truly having a come back these days, spearheaded by his eminence pope Francis. It is difficult, all the different political games often threaten to suck you in, and be negative. We want peace, and we still need to fight to survive, these balances are always extremely difficult to tackle. But, I hope, that […]

Well, there are several elections these days in Europe, there were the elections in Lugansk and Donetsk, there is the election in Kiev voting for at new constitution and a new president, there are the european parliament voting, and it all points in one direction; the Europeans wants to be free. They are fed up […]

We are indeed popular these days, we the knights. We are seen as symbols of progress and purity. This has not always been so, and the ideas of knighthood have been ridiculed and not respected. As many other faiths, knights are expected to be true to their own ideals, otherwise they are really met with […]

Well, the Middle East is in progress. At least the wise Iranians are on the path of peace, and it seems to me, that the great Sunni Muslim country Egypt is also on the path of peace. We all agree, that the Muslim Brotherhood is not a viable player in the politics of the world, […]

Well, it has been at bit of a rush after the Ukraine situation evolved. I am, for one, very sorry about the process, I believe that we should have fared much better. But at the other hand, we still avoided nuclear war, so that is a very good thing. So, we should return our gazes […]

Today Europe is on the verge of total economic collapse. The engines of growth are suffering, and the tools the bureaucrats of Bruxelles use are without any effect. Propaganda is just propaganda. You can fool some people sometimes, but you can’t fool all the people all the time. Especially skilled and professional businessmen, they see […]

From time memorial, from before we even recorded our doings, from when we first set our foot on the European continent one value has been the leading. One value have we put to our hearts, and fought for, in darkened woods, in battles at sea, with lives upon lives given to this ideal, now is […]

One of the most beautiful items of European culture that has been disregard and abused, has been the law. We, as europeans have one of the most advanced systems of law, an equilibrium between the will of the people and the system of justice. Today the system of law, has been made into a tool […]

Looking at the implications of the coming election in Europe, there are the two strategies of the nationalist/EU critical parties. One is to opt for mainstream acceptance, that is basically to accept the European Union and then work against some of its ideas. Two is rejection of the European Union. To my mind, the first […]

When we try to be better persons, we are in an endless fight with ourselves, to try to take away the evil inclinations, and do good. There are many tool to use, if you want to advance yourself on the path of goodness. But perhaps we should look back upon one of those first paths […]

Talking about the peace effort in the Middle East, we need to have a plan. So far, the plan has followed Cold War lines, and the result was as when we tried it the first time in the Oslo accords; total failure. The trust is not there, and the partners are all in total denial […]

Europe is in danger, not to acknowledge this is to be a fool. There are actually not one danger, but a whole hosts of dangers we need to address. How do we do this? By returning to a national governed Europe, where international cooperation is a good thing, but only where it makes sense. The […]

The peaceproces in the Middle East has now left the headlines of the world, because of the failed attempt of mr. John Kerry on Israel/Palestine reconciliation and because the Ukrainian drama is, it seems, so much more filled with potential for disrupting the international order. I beg you to see, that it is neither. Ukraine […]

We are walking on a very thin rope of tremendous catastrophic implications. If we fail, the world will be plunged into an all encompassing war never seen before in the same calibre. Two military alliances are pitted against each other. Russia against USA, and if we lose the peace momentum, atomic warheads will start flying […]