Tag Archives: Israel

American Values

Posted on August 18, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

The vast majority of the western world has learned its history and formed its opinions of the Middle East from a book of fables, the Bible and Hollywood movies. You see, Charlton Heston really isn’t Moses and Elizabeth Taylor isn’t … Continue reading →

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Wouldn’t know Jesus if he bit you in the ass

Posted on December 23, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

“Jesus was my son.  Buddha was my son.  Muhammad, Moses, you, the man who said there was no room at the inn was my son.” –  George Burns as God in Oh, God!  It’s Christmas, a time that as Benjamin … Continue reading →

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King of the Jews

Posted on August 21, 2019 by ends and beginnings blog

The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies…. “President Trump is the greatest President for Jews and for Israel in the history of the world, not just America, he is the best President for Israel in … Continue reading →

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Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world

Posted on May 17, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.” – Miyamoto Musashi Self absorbed leaders are nothing new in American history, hell in world history. Physiologist would agree that successful people typically have a healthy dose of ego, self-worth and … Continue reading →

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What did you think was going to happen?

Posted on May 15, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

For their support and willingness to turn a blind eye from his sinful ways Trump promised the Evangelicals a couple of things; Conservative Supreme Court judges with the hope of overturning Roe v. Wade (abortion). Protection to allow them to … Continue reading →

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What does Trump know about Iran?

Posted on May 8, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

Why does Trump hate the Iran deal? One word and it starts with an O, Obama. Trump doesn’t know anything about the Iran deal. Hell he knows even less about Iran but he, no change that to we are getting … Continue reading →

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Images on the screen

Posted on December 8, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

I remember the images that filled our television screens in the 1960’s and the 1970’s, images of children in Northern Ireland and the West Bank of Palestine. Images of walls, barbwire, and automobiles smoldering in the streets as kids did what … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Jesus Whisperers

Posted on December 6, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

In 1947 the United Nations created a plan of partition for the region known as Palestine which created separate independent Arab and Jewish states. The following year the Jewish Agency established the State of Israel and they have been on a bloody land grab ever … Continue reading →

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Pedaling fear

Posted on August 18, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Radical Islamic Terrorism must be stopped by whatever means necessary! The courts must give us back our protective rights. Have to be tough!” – Donald Trump tweet 8-18-17 Have you ever asked yourself why? Why there is an Al-Qaeda, why there … Continue reading →

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The terrorist in the mirror

Posted on December 30, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“Everybody’s worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there’s a really easy way: stop participating in it.” – Noam Chomsky I would suspect that most Americans believe that we are the victims of terrorism rather than the instigator. But that would be … Continue reading →

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