This the holocaust Remembrance Day. When I think about holocaust I reflect on my own family’s tragedy. My family was very lightly hit compared to a lot of the Jews who were living in Eastern Europe, that was where the persecutions were most intense. They just used Jews as slaves in the factories there. It […]

It is now the last day of the new year, tomorrow a new year with all its potential will start. As always, looking back is good, and looking forward is equally good. First of all, the last year has had its tough challenges. Antisemitism, or the vilification of Jews is on the rise internationally, secondly, […]

Well, it is Hanukkah again. For the first time, I have actually put up a Menorah, and lit seven candles. Ok, I did not get it right, starting way too late, so I had to light five candles one day. But never mind, it is not the way of the things we do that matter […]

Ok, mr. Trump has made Jerusalem the eternal capital of Isreal. Yes! That was a boon, thank you very much. That was a tough, ideologically driven decision with ramifications for the future. Let us see what it ends up with, but thank you! That was perfect. At the other hand, I also understand, that this […]

Well, many Israelis are a little angry at me for defending the Iran deal I did together with Barack Obama. Let me be clear about this. This is not just about Israel, it is a larger scheme, that includes all of the world. Here Israel is not just a local Middle East player, but a […]

Mr. Trump and mr. Netanyahu is pushing for a dismantling of the Iran accord. I made it with Mr. Barack Obama, so, of cause, this is not in my liking. First of all, I really do concede, that Netanyahu has a point. If the accord ends up with Iran having nuclear bombs, it is simply […]

I have, together with Obama, had a tremendous succes in the Middle East. The tactic; to focus on the sources of the conflict between Israel and the rest of the Middle East instead of focusing on the proxies; the Palestinians or whatever they are called, has really pulled of. As of now Israel is hedging […]

I believe, that we have to connect to the first Israel to make the second. The first Israel was a country that initiated the monotheistic religions. First it was just us Jews, then it was Christianity and the Islam. But when something has stopped, it has to start again. We need to understand what it […]

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 […]

When I think about Ariel Sharon this vision of a lion comes to my sight. The lion of Judah, a vicious, ferocious fighter that will tear through all to defend his cubs and his homeland. These lions are often difficult to life by, because their ambience and their quest for truth and righteousness are difficult […]

Dear Benyamin. There is a certain insecurity concerning the future of Israel these days. The power balance is shifting towards a new momentum. I have been one of the architects behind this new equilibrium, and consequently you are off cause invited to ask anything of me. How did I do it, what was the calculations […]

To realize a peaceful negotiation with Mr. Putin. We need to understand the ethos of that proud man. We call the Russians the bears. It is a humongous country, stretched from Saint Petersburg to Siberia, through marshland over mountains, through pain and through elation. The last victory in the understanding of Russia was the fight […]

Now there are problems with Russia, I will try to reflect a little on this in the interest of peace and Israel as a uniting force of all who believe in the tenants of Egypt and Babylon. First of all, the change of mind we need to do in order to be the caretakers of […]

To further spin the world forward on at peaceful course, we as jews need to understand the basic premise of Israel. When Abraham made the covenant with G-d, he was in a city where everything was corrupted; the temples, the whores, the dialogue, the trading, the faith. It was corrupted by the system that we […]

The problems in the Middle east are spiraling out of control. In the centre is the ongoing competition between Sunni and Shia. On one side represented by the fighting forces of shia, Hezbollah, on the other side represented by the fighting forces of the Sunni; Al Queda and other affiliates. Now, who are we to […]