THE MORAL DILEMMA

“I know that I know nothing” is a saying derived from Plato’s account of the Greek philosopher Socrates, became my favorite expression. In spite of all the knowledge and life experiences I have, in reality when it comes to the moral issues, there can be huge division between points of view. It is difficult, but just imagine that the intruder broke into your house, raped your daughter, killed your wife and took your son hostage. After that he ran into his house and hid behind his children. You know that the only way to get your son back you need to kill the intruder. Unfortunately, you will have to kill his children as well. However, if you will not do that, he will kill you and all of your other children, brothers and sisters and will take over your country. I will let you come with the answer. Recent war in Gaza created confusion in many people’s minds. To have a better understanding, I decided to share with you some of the information I lately came across.

We will start with the article “How Hamas Won Hearts and Minds on the American Left” by Lorenzo Vidino, which appeared in The Wall Street Journal on Friday, November 3, 2023. I wrote about Antisemitism before. However, this time it comes from the Islamist sources, which use lies to distort their true objective, being fueled by Iran. They know that they cannot kill all the Israelis, and get Muslim state from the river to the sea, however it is a very good opportunity to divide the Western World, which lost its moral compass. History has shown that all the powers which tried to destroy Judaism have economic and social problems. Just take a look on the list of empires which occupied the Land of Israel. Assyria, Babylon, Greece, Persia, Rome, Ottomans, British. You can also take a look on the list of countries  and their attitude toward Jews over the centuries. I recently watched a video on YouTube “7 Things pro-Palestinians Forgot to Tell You” from travelingisrael.com. I hope it will give you a better understanding of what is behind the Israel-Palestinian conflict. And if you still have your moral dilemma and would like to join one of the many protests, please read information from Gershon Winkler.

Being an optimist, I live by the principle “That is also for good.” However, it takes time to realize what good is. There is a saying “While I breathe, I hope.” I do.

I had a challenge which images will go with this story. I decided to use portraits of joyful people from my book “42 Encounters with Laughter.” Often laughter is the only remedy against sadness. My next book “Retirement Solutions for Smart People™. How to Accomplish Financial Comfort” is going to be available next week. Please look for the special announcement.

Best wishes,