Tag Archives: Palestine
Striking Back
For almost two years, many of the leaders of Hamas have avoided the conflict in Palestine. The suffering of their people in Israel’s brutal response to their attack on Israel didn’t seem to impact them. That may not be surprising, given that Hamas’ leaders live in luxury in Qatar. Maybe if they had to share […]
The Gaza Question
First it was the French, then the British. Unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, they will recognize Palestinian statehood. Leaving aside the issue of the legalities of recognizing a territory with no government, this pretty much precludes an end to hostilities. Why would the Palestinians agree to end to their fighting now that […]
One Year Later
It was on October 7, 2023, that Hamas launched its sneak attack on Israel, killing more than a thousand people and starting a war that not only has has no end in sight, but has now expanded into Lebanon. Where do we go from here? Last month I thought we might dive into the topic […]
Rain On The Parade
Ottawa has a Pride parade scheduled for today. It isn’t going to be the event the organizers planned. Individuals and organizations have been dropping out, to the point where I suspect there won’t be many left willing to take part. The parade route has been halved, not because not enough police officers were willing to […]
Changing Times In The Classroom
It would never be tolerated today. Not in this age of political correctness where truth doesn’t matter. I was taking a political science course at Carleton University, which even fifty years ago was pretty left-leaning when it came to political thought. Still, it was an era where some vestiges of sanity still remained. A fellow […]
Food For Thought
“But supposing that the world has become “filled up,” so to speak, with liberal democracies, such that there exist no tyranny and oppression worthy of the name against which to struggle? Experience suggests that if men cannot struggle on behalf of a just cause because that just cause was victorious in an earlier generation, then […]
Christmas Eve, 2023
Today is the fourth Sunday in Advent, the day we light the candle signifying Love. Like Hope, Peace and Joy the previous few Sundays, sometimes it doesn’t feel like there is much love in the world. The picture is of a nativity scene at a Lutheran church in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ. Setting […]
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