Tag: Israel
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Would brutal human rights abuses in Iran stop with regime change?
There are many ways to discuss Iran. We can talk about nuclear weapons, uranium enrichment, Israel, the Persian Gulf, oil, sanctions, Russia, China, the United States and the balance of power in the Middle East. These subjects dominate international coverage because governments naturally view Iran primarily through the lens of geopolitics. For once, put all…
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Israel tortures and kills people and it isn’t even trying to hide it
The vast majority of people live in countries where torture is prevalent. And I always knew Israel is no real democracy with a good human rights record. I knew torture and deaths in Israeli prisons were widespread. We also know a lot of people are missing (likely thousands). But what strikes me most is that…
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Pro-Israel and Anti-Israel Jewish clientelism
Jewish clientelism is one of the most powerful political and financial systems in the modern world. It is not myth or rumor. It is visible in lobbying, banking, and international diplomacy. Its strength comes not from a single cabal but from competing factions that fight for dominance while relying on the same patronage networks. This…
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict: How to retain objectivity
I do not cry at funerals (etc.) because I suffer from flattened emotions. I have no ancestral pain, no religious loyalty, no emotional trigger in this war. That does not mean I cannot choose a side. I can. And I do – slightly the Israeli one. But I do it rationally. I weigh risks, intentions,…
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If tribalism is correct, was Hitler right? Absolutely not
If we really make and want to make a difference between the English, Americans, Russians, Chinese or Czechs, what does it bring? Gas chambers, genocides, senseless wars. Tribalism is one of the worst things that have ever happened. Adolf Hitler, who hated Jews because of religion, nationalism and finally – they look different from an…
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US Ashkenazi Jews vs. Israeli Ashkenazi Jews
Ashkenazi Jews once stood as a fairly cohesive group. Rooted in Germany, Poland, and Eastern Europe, they shared not just faith but also a broader cultural experience. They spoke Yiddish, valued education, and carried a European outlook on life. Yet the traumas of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries shattered that unity forever. Some fled to…
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Israelis and Palestinians’ common enemy: critical thinking
Either you are pro-Israeli or pro-Palestinains on X. So these two sides label each other as the worst scum. And if you are objective, maintain the absence of cognitive biases, fallacies, informal fallacies and uphold moral values, well, you are scum too. I have made an observation – Israelis and Palestinians have a common enemy…
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Make Palestinian cause visible without violence
Palestinians face a dire and heartbreaking reality under occupation. As many famous politicians have stated, they live in the biggest open-air prison in the world. Their lives are marked by economic depravity, lack of educational opportunities, unemployment, absence of investment, relentless checkpoints, and random violence from Israeli settlers and security forces. They face restrictions on…
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Only secular countries are rich
Countries that are rich but not secular include Saudi Arabia (oil), Qatar (oil and gas), Kuwait (oil), United Arab Emirates (oil and trade), Brunei (oil and gas), Oman (oil), Bahrain (oil and finance), and Malaysia (natural resources and manufacturing). And that’s it. Therefore, only secular countries are rich. This article explains why religion is a…
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Putting propaganda into the heads of politicians, shadow eminences, journalists and common people
One would presume that such a stupid thing as propaganda may resonate only in the minds of the common people who are not clever at this (yes, let’s face it). People with higher IQs, intelligent in a broader sense, well educated (formally or informally) should be more resistant to propaganda. They have better cognitive apparatus,…