Al Aqsa
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Inadequate Political and Moral Categories in Palestine and Israel – Part 1
We need to bring the entire Palestinian population back into the state of legality – not into a family of nations nor with pointless and virtue-signalling categories of human rights, but with a reconsideration again of what it means to be human. Continue reading
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Inadequate Political and Moral Categories in Palestine and Israel – Part 2
For it is quite conceivable, and even within the realm of practical political possibilities, that one fine day, a highly organized and mechanized humanity will conclude quite democratically – namely, by majority decision – that for humanity as a whole, it would be better to liquidate certain parts thereof. Continue reading
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Al Aqsa Flood – Day 2
If you haven’t been following, Hamas, the military arm / guerrilla fighters of Gaza launched an invasion into southern Israel. You can read about my take on it here. After Lebanon exchanged fire with Israel on the northern border, and with exchanges of violence in Ramallah, Hebron, and Jericho today, it will be a misnomer to Continue reading
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The Al Aqsa Flood, a.k.a the Israeli-Gaza War
I don’t condone Hamas’s behavior – but I certainly understand it. Continue reading
About me: I am a career educator and traveler at heart. My written work includes academic writing in philosophy and linguistics, English acquisition, and most intently in the areas of spiritual engagement with reality and what that means for our public lives.
My education is a mixture of formal study in philosophy, political theory, Biblical studies, and history, along with professional teaching certification in TESOL and in cognitive testing, and international teaching.
My travel experiences include a range of countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and North America. I have lived in Canada, the United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Thailand. From those places I have traveled to many others besides.
I am a child of the 70’s and a “family man.” That means I have two wonderful kids who have been round the world with me.
Lastly, I am married to a wonderful woman since 2004. She is my partner, my friend, and my muse.
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