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Arendt Reconsidered Zionism
Arendt believed she had identified a governing logic: the pursuit of security through domination, reliance on imperial sponsorship, and the presumption that conflict is eternal and unsolvable. In her view, this logic would entrench rather than resolve hostility. Continue reading
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Living by Faith – Moral Considerations in a Holy Land
I pray that all people in this situation starts seeing God in the other, and the best way to live in future peace is to be peaceful now. Continue reading
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It’s Hard to be Embarrassed; is that a problem?
This may be one time when we all know that we exist between the past and future. Continue reading
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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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In Good Faith: A Palestinian-American’s Story
She described her hometown as a place where people slept with their doors unlocked, where theft was unheard of, and where there were no random acts of violence. Everyone knew each other by name, and assistance to other members of the community was a matter of course, and nothing exceptional. Continue reading
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Organized Lying About Palestine
If we are paying attention, we should have noticed the practice of organized lying. Continue reading
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My Prayer for Actions in Israel / Palestine
Dearest Lord, Thou has told us that if we confess our sins that Thou art faithful to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Dearest Lord, I dare to name the sins of my people, and especially the ones of which I am also responsible. I have been an imperialist expander,… Continue reading
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The Avatar, Authenticity and Why Palestinians are Returning to Northern Gaza
Authenticity, as the Palestinians are manifesting, invests in home, in land, and in community instead of ideological notions of a “Zionist” state, Continue reading
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The Evil in Claiming, “Terrorist” – and the Al Ahli Hospital
The “terrorist” label is often an unwarranted shortcut to the imaginary moral high road. Continue reading
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Al Aqsa Flood, Day 3 continued: Israel is Telling us that it’s a Genocide!
We should understand that they have placed the entirety of Gaza (not just Hamas) under siege: no food, no water, no electricity, no safe shelter. It is now a concentration camp. 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.
Thanks again for stopping by,
Raymond Klassen - Ideals and Identities 