Category Archives: Israel

No need to apologize, Nethanyahu

Posted on August 15, 2018 by seagullsea

Like many Jewish parents, I try to create memorable Jewish experiences for my kids. Last weekend I can say, with some confidence, that I succeeded. How wonderful that this American Journalist tries to create a memorable Jewish experience for his kids … Continue reading →

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The law of nationalism;Is Zionism racism ?

Posted on August 6, 2018 by seagullsea

Once again , 40 years after the shameful declaration declaring the movement of preserving the Jewish people as racist , the issue of the legitimacy of zionism comes up, but sadly we lack giants like Chaim Herzog to speak out … Continue reading →

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Sometimes smart men can be stupid

Posted on July 31, 2018 by seagullsea

I fail to see how banning an event at the Israeli consult actually promotes dialogue ? Just as i disagree with any political ban instead of forming an intelligent dialogue , this recent news item caught my eye, there is … Continue reading →

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Another touch

Posted on July 4, 2018 by seagullsea

“We are together in order to live forever ” -Arkadi Duchin, “Friends of Natasha” “Amother touch We are really here to love forever ” Arkadi Duchin https://www.facebook.com/v2.8/plugins/like.php?app_id=1562619343827114&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2Fr%2FxaOI6zd9HW9.js%3Fversion%3D42%23cb%3Df2f4db271ded67a%26domain%3Dshironet.mako.co.il%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fshironet.mako.co.il%252Ff2fea0a9ece04c8%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=0&href=http%3A%2F%2Fshironet.mako.co.il%2Fartist%3Ftype%3Dlyrics%26lang%3D1%26prfid%3D173%26wrkid%3D2488&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&send=false&show_faces=false&width=250 עוד נגיעה ארקדי דוכין מילים ולחן: ארקדי דוכין קיים ביצוע נוסף לשיר זה … Continue reading →

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Charles, i hardly knew you but better late than never

Posted on June 24, 2018 by seagullsea

I never heard of the guy but i heard other men and women of my tribe whose words caused me to feel rage and frustration and so it is with open arms , an embrace after life that i welcome the … Continue reading →

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Repeating a lie enough times

Posted on June 6, 2018 by seagullsea

“If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed , if you read the newspaper you are misinformed .”      -Mark twain To be quite honest, if you read Haaretz or follow the main news outlet in Israel you … Continue reading →

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loving you leaving you

Posted on May 30, 2018 by seagullsea

“loving  you leaving you ” What to write loving you leaving you i dont have air the end of the night you  still sleep so serenly unbelievably your path i walked with you from such an early age there is … Continue reading →

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A visit to the Arab- Jewish school

Posted on May 29, 2018 by seagullsea

( The late Rabbi Menachem Froman with the Dali Lama ) This afternoon i had scheduled a meeting with the principal at  an  Arab-Jewish school , i was looking forward to this interview because i wanted to work with children of … Continue reading →

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In parenthesis

Posted on May 7, 2018 by seagullsea

“life’s not a paragraph And death i think is no parenthesis” ― E.E. Cummings   The forecast today is Iranian missiles in the north and terrorists infiltration  in the south and then i got hit by hail … what is … Continue reading →

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life in a bubble of BDS -not a political poem

Posted on May 7, 2018 by seagullsea

Life here is like living in a bubble you know that insulating stuff that they wrap things with to keep them safe but also unable to feel.   Life here is this bubble of BDS and BS and i dont … Continue reading →

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