The Temple Mount

It is the holiest place in the world for Jews.
There is no real other place.
It is where both temples stood and where a third temple will stand.
It is the only place in the world where Jews wish to pray and they cannot.
It is also the focal point for the new war or intifada as it is called.
The prime minister of Israel will be remembered for a lot of things but likely for announcing that Jews will not pray on HAR HABAYIT.
He has no authority in doing so and this action will not lessen violence in the short term even.
Denying the entrance of religious Jews who wish to pray is scandalous and smacks of weakness and fear.
Weakness and fear in the middle east is a recipe for disaster which has ostensibly started.
The violence will increase as the Arabs smell the fear that they have instilled in many in Israel.
Jews will pray in secret on the temple mount as there are many ways to do so even now.
One need not say words for certain prayers and prayer books are available on cell phones.
There is nothing that can stop in the long run prayer and presence of religious Jews and the eventual rebuilding of the temple there.
It is Jewish destiny.

Jewish tragedy

It is the day of commemoration of all bad things that have happened to the Jewish people.
The fast of the 9th of Av.
So many bad things, so much blood spilt.
Jews sit on the ground and cry for what was and dream of what will be.
What was had the Jewish people in their homeland with complete sovereignty.
The exile from the land never severed the connection of the Jewish people to its land.
In fact this was strengthened and handed down from father to son.
The latest terrible tragedy the holocaust and its aftermath the founding of the State of Israel has changed things somewhat.
We see that the Jews are moving back to the land and have become able to defend itself.
There have been mini tragedies along the way including terrorist attacks and forcible Jewish expulsions by Jews themselves.
This day of sadness is a inspirational day for all who participate.
The hope of a complete return to Jerusalem has started manifesting itself.
Those with eyes open can see this.
As for those who deny this for them we will also lament on this saddest of days.
Jewish tears and hope have brought us much closer to the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem.
It will happen.
We all hope very soon.

Greek Debt

You gotta love em those Greeks!
They borrow money and more money and ostensibly refuse to pay back.
So there you go.
They say give us more with no strings attached.
Well that's terrific.
Why would anyone do that?
They should go back to their old currency which is ostensibly worthless and see where it takes them.
Their will be soon mass food and medicine shortages that will debilitate the country. There may not be fuel for hospitals and airports. The Drachma will be worth what it sounds like, drek. (nothing).
The black market will flourish and the Euro will still be used as a trusted currency.
. Peoples saving will be converted to Drachmas and will quickly lose value.
It may spiral out of control for regular Greeks but may bring relief to everyone else.
The Greeks are in for a very big surprise.
It won't be pretty.

Greek tragedy

Its time to pay up, its simple as that.
It is astounding that Greece demands more money while not agreeing to reforms from its lenders.
Real Chutzpa!
The Greeks you see are extorting the world.
They understand that world markets will fall and are hoping to extort another loan with little conditions from Europe and beyond.
Its a good ploy sort of in the short term as the markets are crashing.
The Europeans know this would happen but could not continue to give free money to Greece endlessly.
The buck er Euro has to stop somewhere.
In the long term this may be a good thing as the Greek debt issue will not weigh on any world markets anymore.
That may give non European markets the push to have a long rally after the mini crisis happens.
The worst is yet to come.
A real Greek tragedy.

What's next in Arab Israeli conflict

One thing seems clear .
There will not be a Palestinian state west of the Jordan river.
In fact there may not be one on the east side for very long.
If Arabs who were born in mandatory Palestine call themselves Palestinian then there already exists a Palestinian state in Jordan.
That may be Isis next move.
In a bizarre twist Isis is a major threat to the Palestinian liberation movement
As ut believes only in itself and the Caliphate.
Smaller liberation movements are irrelevant to this group/
If They take over Gaza which they might some day they will add this to their Caliphate.
The " Palestinian cause " is complete hogwash to them as they are a pan Arabic Moslem movement that seeks to unite the entire world under Sharia law.
They are not interested in a two state solution.
In fact they are interested in a one state solution.
The Islamic State that is.
r The complete lunacy and no holds barred that many in the Arab have pushed has created the basis for the extreme of the extreme,Isis.
It is engulfing the Arab world.
It seeks of course to engulf the entire world.
Hamas in the Gaza strip is very nervous about these developments.
There is no Palestine, just ask Isis.

It's the Jews fault again

This is what it is called "The United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict"
And it blames Israel for ostensibly defending itself.
This rabid anti-semitic perverse finding will do the opposite of what it says it hopes to do.
It claims to want to stop the cycle of violence.
When Hamas and probably soon Hizbullah use women and children as human shields and then Israel is blamed for the deaths of those woman and children that is perverse.
But more importantly it is a system that works and Hamas will continue to use it.
This commission is encouraging this barbaric tactic to continue.
The extreme bias is clear here to normal people.
The Hamas are a terrorist group governed by fanatical religious fundamentalists that seek to wipe Israel of the map.
Israel is a democratic country that abhors war and loss of life.
Its just the same story all over again.
Its the Jews fault again.
They should investigate the usage of the blood of young boys for the baking of Matzo.
Their conclusions will be similar.

Isis and the next war

As incredible as it may seem Isis maybe just maybe may delay any war between the Israelis and Arabs on the different fronts.
Though Isis related groups have been shooting rockets into southern Israel the fact remains that Hamas is worried more about Isis than Israel now.
Same goes for the Hizbullah in the north as they threaten Israel but seem to be very busy fighting Isis in Syria.
How bizarre that the most violent fanatical group in the world perhaps is buying time for Israels next war.
This delay of hostilities is most welcome as every casualty becomes a national tragedy.
The most encouraging scenario may be a real civil war in Gaza which will decimate the Hamas.
But not decimate it completely as it inflicts terrible losses on Isis.
Basically the best scenario is the continued fighting between Hamas and Isil and the mutual weakening of these terror groups.
If Israel can maneuver itself to let the Hizbullah and Hamas fight Isis for as long as possible before the inevitable will happen.
This war might be with Isis but will likely only happen in a few years from now.
Isis is trying to agitate in many places in the world and seems to be gaining territory wherever it goes.
There will be focus on them for the next five to ten years or even beyond.
If this can effect a period of no war for Israel it will be truly a miracle.
Hard to say if this will play out exactly.
If Isis takes over Jordan then all bets are off and Israel will need to engage Isis as its eastern flank will be completely exposed.
Many Israelis are hopeful that Israels enemies will keep busy with each other.
Israel will continue to prepare for war as if it will happen tomorrow.
It might.