By RON JAGER— The Talmud states; “We don’t see things the way they are. We see things the way we are.” Obama is a popular President, no doubt about that, being re-elected fair and square despite getting an F in almost every sphere of decision making associated with his administration. Obama is also a classical…
By RON JAGER— While visiting New York over the past two weeks, spending one Shabbat in Oceanside, and another Shabbat in Hillcrest, meeting with a wide spectrum of supporters of Israel, I depart and return to Israel with a sense of sorrow and dismay. For many, Israel remains a focal point of their lives enriching…
By RON JAGER-— Visiting New York during this last week of December, one cannot remain impervious to the festive atmosphere, colored lights everywhere making trees at night seem like a magical wonderland. Yet when one reads the national papers, or mega bloggers, or hear the reports emanating from major channels, you quickly return to reality.…
By RON JAGER— The fictitious State of Palestine that was recently recognized as an observer non-member state at the United Nations will be an appropriate homeland for the “invented People”. It seems to matter little – as was also evidenced at UNESCO in the past, that there is no existing Palestinian entity anywhere in the…
By RON JAGER— Extremist Islamic organizations like Hamas attack Israeli homes by firing thousands of missiles at civilian targets, hoping that Israel will retaliate and cause civilian Palestinain Arab casualties to be broadcasted all over the world. Hamas as policy uses Palestinian Arab civilians as human shields. Yet Jewish Liberals remain silent. Despite the branding…
By RON JAGER— When Prime Minister Netanyahu agreed to the cease-fire with Hamas rather than move ahead with a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, sticking to the modest goals of Operation Pillar of Defense, he probably expected that the opposition parties in Israel would taunt him with his own words from 2009: “We must…
By RON JAGER— As the world community watches images of Hamas rockets falling on southern Israel and the greater Tel-Aviv area, I seriously doubt if they bother to consider that if Hamas had the ability to murder thousands of Jews, they would. And that if Israel didn’t have a strong army, Hamas would continue attacking…
By RON JAGER— After spending election night banging the wall with my head in disbelief, I realized that what was valid in American politics in the past will no longer be. The sad fact is that Democracies are not perfect systems; despite the economy, despite the Middle East, despite the unemployment rate, the majority of…
By RON JAGER— For mainstream Jewish America, the unquestioning and almost automatic support US Jews give President Obama seems to be inconsistent with their values and incompatible with their better interests. Under Obama’s policies, poverty has increased significantly, not only making more people poor, but making the poor poorer. Minorities and women have fared unusually…
By RON JAGER— President Obama, after serving nearly four years in the White House should have been able to easily clarify on the state of the American economy. Obama should have been able to easily explain why re-electing him would fix America’s problems despite his first term’s lackluster performance record. Yet just when Obama had…