In the real world, even a bloody history can be turned into cooperation if both sides have something to gain. Sometimes, the best way to win a war is to wait fifty years, and come back as a friend.
When Europe says “you are part of us” – it is worth checking where the nearest exit to the airport is.
Preferably towards Ben-Gurion.
A short survival guide to living together without losing your identity, the TV remote, or your right to say: “I’m not in the mood for quinoa.”
How a small Pacific island nation understood the Middle East better than Europe
“I haven’t suffered enough yet” is not just a phrase, it’s a worldview.
One that teaches you to search for depth, to question comfort, and to remember that life is not just about what happens – but also how you feel about it.
It’s not a paradox that I break down more on Holocaust Day… it actually makes sense.
Because Holocaust Day touches on a place that has no defenses: no army, no state, no heroic story.
Just a person – facing the world’s ability to break him down.
“Most Muslims are peace-loving” is a sentence that is roughly equivalent to “most people love peace.” True. But when you bring in 2 billion people with a culture that sees democracy, equality, and freedom as “infidels,” then this peace is just a pause between attacks.
An essay about a rare but familiar creature, who arrives in Thailand without knowing English – and leaves with friends from all over the world, sunburns and stories for a lifetime.
It doesn’t always take two sides to reach a point where peace is possible, sometimes one strong side is the one who creates the conditions
Not because it is more right – because it determines reality … and it’s not romantic, it’s not pretty – but it’s true.
The phrase “His Hand Against Everyone, Everyone’s Hand Against Him” continues to resonate in discussions of Middle Eastern history.
And that says something interesting about the Bible.
What Are They Trying to Sell Us in the Name of “The Protest”
November 30, 2025
