FREEDOM
Fun in the sun on Seven Mile Beach

HIGH-TECH-FAKERY
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"YOU CAN'T CHEAT AN HONEST MAN" ... WC Fields
I was struck by the following question from my online friend, Fred. He has a point. “Why do we have to have so many laws?” This is a question from a child, but not a childish question. Wherever people choose legality over morality, the body of laws must be large and the interpretations complicated – growing like a cancer maiming natural freedom. Among individuals of character, the legal simply defines the minimum morality needed for the society to function as a benefit to the

SUPERSPREADERS
Dr Sarah Bernstein, Director of the Rossing Centre in Jerusalem has a passion for healing the deep wounds in the Holy Land. In a recent bulletin she wrote: ‘We need superspreaders – not those who spread disease, darkness and fear – but those who kindle the lights of dialogue, openness, equality and justice for all people. And, in our Holy Land context, we need them more than ever. The Nation-State Law, passed in the summer of 2018, was cited to deny Arab school children reim

BEHIND THE WALL ...
Elias Deis is a Palestinian man I greatly respect. His latest email gives us a look at what is happening behind The Wall. click for video https://youtu.be/WxMPT5gLVG4 The village of Al Walaja does not appear on the itineraries of tourist groups or pilgrims who visit the Holy Land. But for those who do make the effort to visit the village, they will be struck by the beauty of the landscape, the warmth of the welcome and the visible, devastating impact of the occupation. All a