Michael Kuttner

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It’s time to take off the gloves

On the anniversary of the Yom Kippur War the enemies of Israel and the Jewish People chose another religious holyday to launch their version...

Climate Change

One of the “hottest” topics gaining increasing attention these days is the phenomenon of climate change. Opinions vary as to whether it is man-made...

UFOs

According to Wikipedia, UFOs are “perceived aerial phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained.” There seems to have been an increasing number of such...

May you live in interesting times

Wrongly attributed as a Chinese curse, this “blessing” is more relevant than ever as Jews prepare to welcome a New Year. Without any doubt whatsoever,...

Par for the course

The Jewish year may be winding down but Jews and Israel continue to dominate the news one way or another. Some events from the recent...

Conditional Friendships

One can always discern when a potential friendship is really a conditional one. The clue is when the word ‘IF’ is always attached to some kind...

Away with the fairies

Originating from Scottish or Irish/Gaelic myths this expression has nowadays come to signify someone who refuses to face reality and lives in a dream...

Self-flagellation

Surprising as it may seem, this ancient form of afflicting the body is still practised among various groups these days. Roman Catholic devotees, especially in...

Verbal pollution

One of the blights plaguing humanity these days is the increasing pollution which is causing ecological damage to our oceans and poisoning the air...

The day after

Trying to predict events when it comes to Israel and the region is fraught with uncertainty. Crystal balls may be notoriously unreliable, but nevertheless, there...