Media seem to largely exist today to feed the advertising revenue monster. Getting “clicks” and engaging a wider readership is priority no. 1. Reporting meaningful information? Probably not so much. A new report by CBS News ramps-up the fearmongering—as if we needed more of that in this Age of Weirdness—and it does so by unintentionally…

One of the aspects of Israel’s richness as a global, cultural marvel is that the jewel of the Middle East attracts a diverse community dedicated to her eternal health. Influential people around the world do their individual bits to accomplish that goal, and Colette Phillips is one who shines in her chosen role. The native…

“…I entered the city officially at noon, 11 December, with a few of my staff, the commanders of the French and Italian detachments, the heads of the political missions, and the Military Attaches of France, Italy, and America… The procession was all afoot, and at Jaffa gate I was received by the guards representing England,…

Today marks the Jewish day commemorating the destruction of the two Jewish temples in antiquity; the first by the Babylonians in the sixth-century B.C. The Romans repeated this destruction in Jerusalem in A.D. 70. Tisha B’Av (“The 9th of Av”) is a solemn day for Jews, especially in Israel. The recent violence unleashed by the…

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