Whenever a person throughout the world does something particularly distasteful, I always look to see if that person is Jewish. You can sometimes tell by the name. I don’t know why I do this, as I am in reality, not even remotely responsible. As a secular Jew living in a free and democratic society, it Continue Reading
Laws are passed by legislators that reflect the political. social and economic conditions of the times. I doubt if much attention was paid to enact laws on speeding vehicles in the horse and buggy era. Today many legal battles are being fought in the high courts of the United States by civil rights lawyers who Continue Reading
It was reported in local newspapers April 14 2010 that in Kandahar Afghanistan ,a gunman lying in wait, shot and killed an 18 year old girl as she left her job at a U.S. development company, casting a spotlight on a stepped up campaign of the Taliban to intimidate women. What could this young innocent Continue Reading
Dancing with the sheiks: Freedom in a global ageHome / Ethics / Ward’s Words /April 13, 2010 – Posted by Dana LaceyShareThisIn the new “hybrid” globalized societies, such as Dubai, media freedom takes on hybrid forms. Stephen J.A. Ward speaks with James Piecowye, host of the emirate’s strictly monitored English-language radio talk show, about Continue Reading
Senators,Members of Congress,Defense Minister Ehud BarakMinister Uzi LandauAmbassador Michael Oren,Howard Kohr, David Victor, Lee Rosenberg Leaders of AIPAC,Ladies and Gentlemen,As the world faces monumental challenges, I know that Israel and America will face them together.We stand together because we are fired by the same ideals and inspired by the same dream – the dream of Continue Reading
March 16, 2010 5:00 AMby Khaled Abu ToamehWhat About The Arab Apartheid?How come the Lebanese students who recently talked about Israel’s “war crimes” in the Gaza Strip during Israel Apartheid Week on many North American college campuses had nothing to say about the fact that tens of thousands of Palestinians have been massacred in Lebanon Continue Reading