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The Big Ben Theory
Wednesday Oct 26, 2011
The news brought on mixed emotions. The Attorney General held a shocking press conference, stating, “I have agreed to, with the consent of our President and cabinet ministers, grant asylum for, and the return of, all of our citizens held in prisons in foreign lands. This government will accept the return of any citizen, regardless of whatever alleged crime they committed overseas, as it is our duty to return any one of our citizens to...
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Sunday Oct 23, 2011
Everyone in Israel is very familiar with the details surrounding the prisoner exchange and release of Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit. Due to the media's fascination with all-things Gilad, the Israeli public knows everything about his capture and release, and will continue to follow his life for a long time. Schalit is already a celebrity. "EXCLUSIVE" pictures of him leaving his house or going to the beach are considered front page news...
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Sunday Sep 11, 2011
Below are my recollections and thoughts on 9/11. They're personal, simple and lacking the opinionated language that most of my pieces contain. For ten years since that day we have heard countless arguments about how it happened and why it happened. Regardless, 9/11 has changed our lives, and I invite readers to share their stories about that day in the comments section below. I'm an average person who was strongly affected by 9/11 like most of...
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Thursday Jul 07, 2011
“Can I buy cottage cheese yet?” I asked my friend, referring to the Israeli consumer boycott of cottage cheese. As soon as these words left my mouth as I got out of my friend’s car at the supermarket I realized that two completely different groups of people starting off at different points on the political map somehow met at the same place. One group took the road of perverted political ideology, and other took a path of...
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Thursday May 05, 2011
I had trouble getting as enthusiastic as my fellow Americans over the news of the assassination of Osama bin Laden by US forces. This is definitely good news, a major morale booster for America and a win for the American intelligence agencies and personnel involved. However, I couldn’t bring myself to dance in the streets, like my fellow New Yorkers were in the early hours of Monday morning, because my assessment, which is shared by many...
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About This Blog
The Big Ben Theory (TBBT) looks at issues relating to the Middle East, politics, terrorism, history and other seemingly insolvable issues. It is...
The Big Ben Theory (TBBT) looks at issues relating to the Middle East, politics, terrorism, history and other seemingly insolvable issues. It is written by Ben-Zion (Ben) Jaffe.
