A New York Times Editorial, "An Intolerable Fraud", tells of a "charity" that hides behind a patriotic name – "The Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes" and its sister "Help Hospitalized Veterans" – to bilk unknowing donors trying to send funds to soldiers harmed by the war, only to squander 70% to 80% of their funds. [...]
A reader recently posted some very angry remarks relishing Armageddon for Israel and/from the Palestinian people…and talking about a rampage and killing and raping of children… Oddly enough (or perhaps not surprisingly) his reaction was in response to an uplifting post about Barak Obama’s Yes We Can speech and song. This is the same person [...]
I often carry around old newspapers whose op-eds or articles I hadn’t read. Some times I may be dumb enough to bring one copy across half a dozen trips before getting to it, only to realize I was carrying dead weight. Not just now, when I caught up with last week’s op-ed page from the [...]
One of the best ideas to come to our world in a long time comes courtesy of Shai Agassi and his American-Israeli company, Better Place. He realized that instead of worrying about the manufacturing of electric cars, he could accelerate their acceptance if he focused on the infrastructure network. And he created a model for [...]
For my Jewish and Israeli friends who doubt the sincerity of Arab leaders to achieve a peace agreement and normalize relations with Israel if Israel enables the creation of a Palestinian state, please take a look at the comments from Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal, former Ambassador to the US and former head of Saudi Intelligence. [...]
"The time has come when a democratic Israel and a democratic Palestine live side by side in peace." – President George W. Bush in his State of the Union Address, where he received standing applause across both aisles for committing to achieve a two-stage agreement defining a Palestinian State before the end of 2008.
David Levin, chair of the OneVoice International Steering Committee, arranged for us to brief Tony Blair in Davos, following his meeting with our youth leaders a couple months ago. He was very impressed with our youth leaders and expressed his commitment to help us advance our mission of empowering the voice of ordinary citizens that [...]
A Message in A Bottle from An Iraqi Kid: Here is a remarkable example of hope, grassroots activism, and simple excellence in marketing thought!
People should not allow their resentment against President Bush for other reasons to prevent their support of long overdue but positive and courageous steps towards ending the conflict. The statement below is evidence that we are on the right track. And it is no coincidence that much of the below, even if not detailed enough, [...]
“Blessed are those who are peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” – Jesus is said to have delivered this statement as part of his Sermon on the Mount, but yesterday this statement was brought to life when President George W. Bush received this inscription during his visit to the Kinneret (the Sea [...]