On April 17, 2009, a thirty-year-old Palestinian named Bassem Abu Rahmeh was hit in the chest by an Israeli tear-gas canister in the village of Bil’in. He later died of his injuries. The IDF was accused of firing an extended-range tear-gas grenade directly at Rahmeh, in complete violation of Israeli rules of engagement. This is…
Because I’ve experienced great evil
September 26, 2023
Almost every day I get a message asking me why I defend Israel and Jews. Most of the queries are sincere, while others are meant to be an accusation of sorts. Basically, people are accusing me of doing what I myself acknowledge I’m doing. Maybe they except me to snap out of a trance and…
Acceptance is the first step
September 25, 2023
I get many messages from Israelis and Jews who are deeply hurt by the deliberate falsehoods spread by such gargoyles as Mads Gilbert. Having experienced a lot of trauma in my life, I’m an expert on overcoming it. The key is acceptance. My book Ghosts and Ballyhoo: Memoirs of a Failed L.A. Music Journalist is…
A forensic investigation into my Jew-hate
September 24, 2023
Many years ago a ghost told me that I hated Jews. It was a nonsensical accusation that came completely out of left field. I had to do a forensic investigation to discover the origin of this lie. When I found the answer, it stunned me. A humorous story branded me forever as a Jew hater….
Utøya Island illustrates Norway’s pathologies
September 23, 2023
Last night I wrote a post about my own experiences living in Norway from 1978 to 1981. I mentioned the mass murder that took place on Utøya Island, July 22, 2011. At the time of the crime, I read several eyewitness accounts describing what the members of the Workers’ Youth League (Arbeidaranes Ungdomsfylking, or AUF)…
Land of Gilbert the Mad
September 22, 2023
Yesterday I wrote a post about Dr. Mads Gilbert, the lunatic who claims that Israel is using “banned experimental weapons” on the Palestinians. From 1978 to 1981 I lived in Norway, land of Gilbert the Mad. This post is not about all Norwegians. It’s about the type of Norwegian exemplified by Gilbert the Mad. Therefore…
Emotions hurt, as they should
September 20, 2023
I offered to send Ghosts and Ballyhoo: Memoirs of a Failed L.A. Music Journalist to a reader. She replied that emotions hurt, which I take to mean that she’d rather not read the book. I understand. Here’s what a reviewer said about it. At every turn revealing, enlightening, and heartbreaking in the most jagged fashion…
Exposing the lies of Amnesty International
September 19, 2023
A Jewish reader sent me a link to the Amnesty International (AI) report Operation “Cast Lead”: 22 Days of Death and Destruction. It wasn’t until recently that I learned of the Durban Strategy, the global plan to criminalize, isolate, and delegitimize Israel. AI’s report is a perfect example of the Durban Strategy. In debunking this…
The IDF did not kill Mustafa Tamimi
September 18, 2023
Last year I saw a photo that showed a Palestinian protester named Mustafa Tamimi allegedly being shot by Israeli soldiers at point-blank range with a 40mm tear-gas canister. The incident happened at Nabi Saleh, the West Bank, on December 10, 2011. Tamimi, 28, died the next day of his injuries. Tamimi became a martyr for…