Wesley ParishThe Zionist Self-contradictionOne of the joys of (sometimes) being on Twitter is seeing how some people acquire a taste for their toes. And their heels, in fact, the…May 22, 2023May 22, 2023
Wesley ParishHuman Rights: the focusBack in the day, when I was at least twenty years younger and the Al Aqsa Intifada was in the news, I had the … interesting experience ……Mar 4, 2023Mar 4, 2023
Wesley ParishThe State, the Populace, Deadly Force and JusticeLooking back over the chronicles of wasted time, I find some conclusions I’ve somehow mysteriously made about the nature of power, leaping…Nov 26, 20221Nov 26, 20221
Wesley ParishAntinuclear policies and Anti-AmericanismI was alive during the 80s, very much alive and kicking, and living in New Zealand. After the 1984 general election, the Fourth Labour…Nov 16, 2022Nov 16, 2022
Wesley ParishAnti-Zionism and AntisemitismAs far as I can remember, Zionism was defined as a set of policies, a political program. Jewishness was defined by a group of other things…Nov 15, 20221Nov 15, 20221
Wesley ParishIranian Government has a good opinion of itselfOne of the things I learnt about Islam when I was studying religions after finding myself out of the one I was born into, was that the…Nov 15, 2022Nov 15, 2022
Wesley ParishHappy Happy Joy Joy! Israel is angered at UkraineThe UN General Assembly has just passed a resolution to ask the International Court of Justice to give a legal opinion on “Israel’s…Nov 13, 20221Nov 13, 20221
Wesley ParishPayback, Third Parties andWhen I was a child in Papua New Guinea and aftrerwards pondering the meaning of such a childhood, I heard and read a fair amount of stuff…Nov 12, 2022Nov 12, 2022
Wesley ParishOutgoing Defense Chief Gantz tells a joke “Netanyahu Will Be ‘Level-headed’ on Iran”This is one of the funniest headlines today in the Haaretz newsletter. I duly laughed, so the Haaretz journalists can feel gratified that…Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022
Wesley Parish“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.”This quotation from American philosophical SF author Philip K. Dick, serves as the subject for this essay. Contrasting it is the viewpoint…Nov 2, 2022Nov 2, 2022