Good Monday, Stroock's Books reader(s) such as you are.
A bit of light snow last night, our fourth such dusting of the year. Every bit helps the reservoirs. Overall, the reservoir levels are coming back and look to be in decent shape.
As we write this were running the laundry, dishwasher and descaling the dueling Keurigs.
The Jewish News Syndicate reports, '71% of Israelis oppose Palestinian state; 68% support sovereignty in J&S: poll...' 71 percent of Israelis are quite sensible. This blog supposes the remaining 29 percent are Israeli Arabs or Quislings in the Democrats Party, the fusion of the peacenik Meretz and what's left of Labour. These people will never learn. Wonder what Shimon Peres thinks, looking up at all this.
Anyway...Israel Radar has a report on the challenge facing Gaza. Transfer is the most humane option. It's certainly more practical than trying to clear the massive amounts of rubble Hamas created and spending tens of billions to rebuild. Nobody is going to spend that kind of money for these people. The Euros? Please. The Gulf Arabs? We laugh. Don't tell anyone, but nobody hates Gazans and West Bank People more than their fellow Arabs. And do remember that Hamas chose war. Bomb Gaza.
This week Prime Minister Netanyahu is in Washington for important consultations with the Trump Administration. Isreal has undoubtedly won a tremendous military victory in Gaza and Lebanon. Now comes the political echelon. Without a satisfactory agreement, the war will result in a stalemate. This blog is optimistic.
Speaking of Bibi, what do political polls have to say about the PM and Israeli's political future? Lets see...According to the JPost, a coalition (which does not yet exist) led by Naftali Bennett would win 66 seats against 44 seats for Bibi's coalition. There's no reason for Bennett to stay out of the race. Also, were Bibi's right wing coalition partners to blow up the government, they'd be out of power after the next election, and probably forever. Good.
This week we'll begin the Battle of Derry chapter in World War 1990: Thatcher's War. We finally found a place for an RUC character and this is it. We've already written an IRA gunman and ASU team. Won't that be fun. We'll also finish up what must needs be finished up in War Night and then contact our formatting and book design people.
New plan. After morning writing we're going to take to YouTube in the afternoon and watch the bevy of documentaries we've found on Northern Ireland and the Troubles. We are stupefied by the sheer amount of stuff we got to learn.
Monday (not) Metal: speaking of Troubles research, we discovered the Scots/Loyalist Famine Song. What is wrong with these people?
[Oh, you mean to tell me that the Scotch/Irish part of your ancestry, you know, your mum's dad told her to always Orange on St. Patrick's Day, isn't enjoying this?-Ed]. No. [Just a wee bit? With all that Ireland bashing you've done in this space? Why I believe you've tossed around the word Harfoot, have you not?-Ed] No. [How is this bit of horrible sectarian invective any different from what you think about Gaza?-Ed] Those are Gazans! And you yourself, Ed, when we told you we were visiting Kilmainham Gaol replied, 'What lies are they telling?'
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