Systemic Racism Reaches Europe

The pic of the Van Der Leyden (center, red pullover) European Union Commission was commented in a Spanish journal as "racista" because there are no representatives of minorities. 10% of Europe's population is gypsy, African, South American, etc. but the ruling political class is - according to the pic - 60% elderly European women and 40% elderly European men (incl. homosexuals). They have decided to investigate the percentage of minorities everywhere - following the shining (and burning) example of America.

What worries Iran

“If the Zionists enter this region (Persian Gulf) and incidents happen that would disrupt our national security and defense, we will view them (the UAE) as the enemy’s base and we will deal with them in the same way we deal with the enemy,” said Bagheri. Bagheri is a military intelligence expert with a Ph.D. in political geography. He has been identified as the IRGC Command Network that "dominates the upper echelons of Iran's military and controls planning, operations, intelligence, covert and irregular warfare operations, and internal security."

My City: 20% Infected with Corona

Kfar Saba Municipality reports that 20% of the population carries the coronavirus. Probable world record. Probably they mean that 20% of the sampled is positive, no world champion, in Bney Brak is 50%. We are a herd with no immunity. I did not go the synagogue this Yom Kippur. Closed like a hermit. נזיר.

About the Khazars

What language they spoke? Hungarian. Why they disappeared so suddenly? An allied Russian-Mongol campaign destroyed the 300 years old Khazaria. What happened to their capital city Itil? The river Don changed its course near the delta and it became a swamp. The Khazars were White or Asians? They were Turks, they looked Europeans with Mongol mix. Like Turkmen. Did they practice Judaism? A horseback nomadic kind of. They retained their cult of Tenger (Tengri) the chief deity, the Taltos, the magic shaman, the Boldogasszony, the miracle female deity, Turul madar - the totem bird of the Magyar nation, and so. With the passing of the centuries, some assimilated and a few became totally Jewish. The Kabars - a Khazar tribe - led the Magyar allied tribes in their invasion of what is Hungary. Why Hungary? Because Hungary is the only non-forested land in Europe, with grass for the horses. Where can Khazar descendants be found today? As such, nowhere. The Nazis exterminated their remnants. Were they recognized as Kosher Jews? Yes.

James Thompson: We are being titrated

Now we are in a time of uncertainty, and the advice and exhortations are likely to change every couple of weeks. Adults should understand that we are titrating our responses to a hazard, and that even though case increases are probably not exponential, they are on an upward path. That said, it is hard to obtain commitment when the rules vary so much. Insurrection seems unlikely, but actual non-compliance will probably increase.

My beloved city Kfar Saba has just been declared "Red City", meaning that the number of infected is increasing exponentially and has passed some number. Prof Thompson explains that the number of positives is unrelated to the number of people falling ill. But fatties like me are in danger. More than that I did not understood. Anyway, I am at home trying to work. Found several projects misfiled and forgotten - now is the time to update my work schedule.

The West Bank according to the CIA

The CIA maintains a useful data bank. I believe no voluntary distorsions are included, but somehow the data on the West Bank seems to mirror a place I do not know. Gross Natonal Product = $9.828 billion (2014 est.). Since population is about 2.9 million (including 0.5 million Jews), it is 3,500 $ per capita. It is in the Nigeria - Bangla Desh group. However, One does not see human misery in the roads or in the villages. On the contrary, one sees palatial buildings and brand-new Mercedes Benz cars. Many schools and universities, at middays the streets are full of uniformed children coming from school, and the statistics too prove that the youth is studying. This is an active, enterprising, commercial people. Yet every second Palestinian I talk with, dreams of moving to Europe or America. Against all the rethoric and posturing of "return to Palestine", most seem to be searching for ways to joing their relatives in the West.

Hope vs Hopelessness

The corona epidemic is getting to our nerves. Today, 7000 infected in Israel. My daughter feels all kinds of symptoms and fears having the disease. She succeeded in infecting - with her hysteria - my wife. I have two clients phoning me all day - why I don't answer and why I am not advancing with their projects. I wish they would disappear. I'll have to face them sooner or later, tomorrow or Friday. 

I had planned my life so that I shall work till age .. (my current age) . It seemed so far away that I did not plan anything after that.  Life passed without noticing and now I have no future plans. Everybody says that not working causes hopelessness, depression, disease and early death. I have several professional articles half-written, and I am not finishing them because of "what for?" I believe it does no good for my children to inherit much, or am I just an old miser?

Woody Allen convinced himself that had brain cancer and walked aimlessly and then entered a cinema where he watched a Marx Brothers film. What the Hell, I am enjoying it! and went to work.