The Netanyahu Speech – Early Thoughts

Hi Friends.  I hope some of you were able to watch Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech to the US Congress this morning.  Unfortunately, I was not able to watch the speech and have not found a video of the speech yet.  However, I spent my lunch time today reading the transcript posted by TIME.  You can …

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What the West Does Not Understand

In his speech before the American Israel Public Affairs Conference (AIPAC) on Monday, Benjamin Netanyahu (Prime Minister of Israel) extolled the strong, long-standing relationship between Israel and the US.  He also made a point of indicating his respect for President Obama and the office of the President.  But he also made a very important statement: …

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Netanyahu Arrives in Washington as Kerry Arrives in Switzerland

In what many see as a fitting illustration of US-Israeli relations, American Secretary of State John Kerry will be engaged in negotiations with Iran regarding a nuclear deal while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is addressing a US joint session of Congress regarding the threat of a nuclear Iran.  It doesn't get any more messed …

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Hang on for the Ride of Your Life!

Several years ago, good friends of mine talked me into riding a rollercoaster.  I’m not much of a rollercoaster fan, so was very resistant to the idea.  Therefore, before “the big one,” they insisted that I ride "the small one" that only dropped me about 100 feet at somewhere around 50 mph.  After surviving that …

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