This is the letter I got from the Labour Party in response to my letter to Kier Starmer which began with these words: ‘Sir, I am writing this letter to express my personal disgust at your incomprehensible support of Israel in its war against Palestine and its entire people. Your position does not befit the … Continue reading RESPONSE TO MY EMAIL TO KEIR STARMER
ISRAEL’S CURRENT PALESTINIAN POLICY MADE SIMPLE
Here is a handy summary of Israel's position in response to the world-wide calls for a cessation of the bombing of Gazan refugees and the settler's violent insurgence into the West Bank: 'Israel is not interested in a negotiated peace. Nor will Israel accept criticism of its current actions in relation to Palestine. Israel has … Continue reading ISRAEL’S CURRENT PALESTINIAN POLICY MADE SIMPLE
EMAIL TO KEIR STARMER
'Sir, I am writing this letter to express my personal disgust at your incomprehensible support of Israel in its war against Palestine and its entire people. Your position does not befit the leader of a party which was established to defend the democratic rights of ordinary people. I am a Jew. My home is England … Continue reading EMAIL TO KEIR STARMER
AN ENGLISH JEW PRAYS FOR PALESTINE
I am a Jew, trying to deal emotionally both with what Hamas may have done to distant members of my own family, and also with the great cruelties inflicted by Israel, the country they went to at the time of Nakba, on an innocent people who have done nothing to deserve the horrors they faced … Continue reading AN ENGLISH JEW PRAYS FOR PALESTINE
IF HAMAS IS WRONG, HOW CAN ISRAEL BE RIGHT?
Witnessing what is happening in Israel and Palestine is deeply saddening and profoundly angering. We are confronted by a terrible act carried out on behalf of the whole Palestinian people by an organisation which does not have the support of the whole Palestinian people. Its callous viciousness, its complete rejection of the general call amongst … Continue reading IF HAMAS IS WRONG, HOW CAN ISRAEL BE RIGHT?
Liz Truss: A Cynic’s View
I tried. I really did try to listen Liz Truss's leadership acceptance speech, But I couldn't do it. In some pain, I listened to her (she has the charisma of a hand-puppet) right up to the point where she described the Tory Party as 'the greatest party on Earth', having only just heard her also … Continue reading Liz Truss: A Cynic’s View
ZIONISM AND ANTI-SEMITISM: HOW LOGICAL IS THE ZIONIST VIEW?
(I started this piece as a satire, with a sense of irony; but now I read it through I realise it makes my point in a quite unsatirical way. Its central thesis, that Zionism makes no sense, must be clear, if not agreeable, to everybody, and those who espouse the Zionist cause, should any read … Continue reading ZIONISM AND ANTI-SEMITISM: HOW LOGICAL IS THE ZIONIST VIEW?
PMQs 08.06.22
Just listening to PMQs. Oh my saints, what a ridiculous figure Johnson is now cutting! Bombastic, blustering, self-justifying: still pretending to himself as well as to us that his failures are successes, and still telling blatant lies! Over and over, the same bloody lies! Nothing seems to get through to him: he's like a charging … Continue reading PMQs 08.06.22
A Lesson In Criticism….
'You do not like this poem of mine,And you say so, loud and clear;You want to prove your brillianceWith a harsh, dismissive sneer.But all your knocking tells me isThat you have nothing to sayWhich I could usefully listen to:So please, just go away.' No artist expects their work to be liked by every-one. But they … Continue reading A Lesson In Criticism….
Name A Great Poet…
('Reading By The Brook' Winslow Homer 1879)Name a great poet.You have a very wide choice,But one name will do.Was there a time whenThat poet couldn't walk or talk,But then, wow! he could?And was there a timeWhen that poet couldn't write?But then, yes! he could?He learnt how to makeWords appear in front of himWhich others could … Continue reading Name A Great Poet…
The Ethical Watchman 