Monthly Archives: June 2025

The article by Martin Kettle claims that regime change in Iran is almost impossible.  In line with the Guardian’s obsessive disparagement of Israel, he seems to think that Israel must continue to suffer under threats from the Ayatollahs, even though that regime has been virtually obliterated by Israel. An outcome which, no doubt, Kettle wouldContinue reading “Regime Change in Iran (Guardian 19Jun)”

Apparently the French have hidden the Israel display at the Paris Air show behind a black wall, thus hiding Israeli state of the art weapons from public view. This reminds me of my baby daughter (who is now a grandma!) who once hid under the table, saying “don’t see, don’t see!” because she was doingContinue reading “French court rejects Israeli appeal..(JPost 18Jun)”

Mick Davis claims that the current Israeli Government is alienating its friends around the world. A friend is one who supports you in need; however immediately after Oct 7, before the blood dried on the ground, before Israel reacted militarily to the Gazan atrocity, the crowds in London, in Paris, in New York, in theContinue reading “Israel’s friends have had enough”

There is no evidence of a ‘quid pro quo’ for the valuable gifts that our PM received; hence there is no proof of bribery. However it’s unseemly for any politician, especially a Prime Minister, to accept valuable gifts. In fact it should be illegal for any politician or ranking civil servant to receive any giftsContinue reading “PM: No ‘supply line’”

The opening sentence of this article tells it all. ”The worst problems are those that are self-inflicted”. Nearly all are the result of Israel’s hangover from its socialist origins; exacerbated by its unworkable Breaking the grip of Israel’s oligopoly political system. Government has two major functions; it must protect itself from external foes, and mustContinue reading “Breaking the grip of Israel’s oligopoly”

Qatar is clearly a viciously evil force in the world, but in spite of this fact, it has used its oil wealth to bribe its way into Western society. It is time for us to recognize that it is not desirable to pretend that we can consider Qatar as an acceptable actor in international affairs.Continue reading “Dealing with Qatar”