Tag Archives: Israel

(As Always) Politics Makes…

Posted on July 16, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Strange Bedfellows (first attributed to Charles Dudley Warner) Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East this week is a reminder of how strange some political maneuvering really is: first Israel, then Palestine, and finally Saudi Arabia. What!? In the same … Continue reading →

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Was This Al Jazeera Journalist Targeted by the IDF?

Posted on July 5, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Shireen Abu Akleh (April 3, 1971 – May 11, 2022) There is a lot of hype surrounding the death of Shireen Abu Akleh: was she purposely assassinated or just accidently shot in the crossfire that day? What we now know … Continue reading →

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Finally, Making Sense of the Bible as Allegory

Posted on April 3, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Jesus and the Lost Goddess (2001) On Thursday, Ian, from our Faith and Science group, sent us all a link to a Goodreads post about this book. I recognized the title instantly, since it has been sitting in my library, … Continue reading →

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Yesterday in History VIII

Posted on March 27, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty (March 26, 1979) On this day in 1979: Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin, and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C. And a ‘cold peace’ broke out between those two nations. The timing is randomized. … Continue reading →

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The Double Irony of an Agent Mossad called “Angel”

Posted on January 28, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Ashraf Marwan (February 4, 1944 – June 27, 2007) I watched this film on Netflix last night. Other than the fact that almost half of it was subtitled, it proved fascinating viewing. The point-of-view taken by the producers was that … Continue reading →

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How Can the World Trust a Bibi with Yahoo in His Name?

Posted on May 21, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Benjamin Netanyahu (October 21, 1949) I waited, and waited, and waited until a ceasefire was declared by Israel in the latest ‘skirmish’ in Gaza with Hamas: talk about David and Goliath, with the State of Israel taking the Philistine role. … Continue reading →

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A Covenant with God?

Posted on April 5, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Transmissible Body Fluids OK. This is going to get weird. I was reading a section of “Ego and Archetype” yesterday that discussed ‘The Blood of Christ’. It’s an interesting concept: Jesus’ shedding of his blood on Calvary was a ‘new … Continue reading →

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After a Long Gestation Period, and Extended Labour Pains…

Posted on October 25, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The State of Israel is Born Strange prompt, this one: I was listening to Andy Williams sing “The Exodus Song (This Land is Mine)” and I suddenly connected two events in history in my mind. Firstly, though, I’d like to … Continue reading →

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Is This the “Deep State”?

Posted on August 25, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Mossad You can blame Mission Impossible: Fallout (2018) for this thought. Although not mentioned once in the movie, in the back of my mind, I was thinking about what another astrologer had discussed in her WordPress post about Jeffrey Epstein. … Continue reading →

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Carving Up the Middle-East in 1916

Posted on August 17, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Sykes-Picot Memorandum I watched Lawrence of Arabia all the way through yesterday, for the first time in years. The Sykes-Picot Agreement was referenced in the movie. That got me to thinking: would it be possible to create the chart … Continue reading →

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