Articles by Forest Rain

https://forestrain.wordpress.com/2016/05/10/23447-of-my-brothers-and-sisters/Those who should be here and are not. We remember each and every one of them, and pay tribute. To them and to those they have left behind – It is because of them that […]

https://forestrain.wordpress.com/2016/04/18/when-a-number-is-more-than-just-a-number/Numbers, in and of themselves are innocuous, it is the actions of people that imbue them with meaning. The teenager wasn’t asked when the Nazis tattooed a number on his arm. A decision made by […]

https://forestrain.wordpress.com/2016/04/06/because-i-want-to-win/What is the connection between Donald Trump, the GOP elections and the story about the IDF soldier now on trial for executing a terrorist in Hebron? It might seems weird to connect between these stories […]

https://forestrain.wordpress.com/2016/03/24/airport-security-and-brussels/The horrific attacks in Brussels two days ago lead me to contemplate airport security and the difference between the way we do things in Israel and the way things are done elsewhere. And the difference […]

https://forestrain.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/this-is-what-a-friend-of-israel-sounds-like/A real friend is someone who not only says nice things but also acts accordingly. A true friend is consistent in his support. What he says and does remains the same, no matter who is […]

https://forestrain.wordpress.com/2016/03/20/restoring-honor-to-america-with-malice-toward-none-charity-for-all-and-firmness-in-right/Two weeks ago I found myself in Washington DC, standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Contemplating but not silent, the 19 foot tall form of Lincoln looks out through the columns of the […]

https://forestrain.wordpress.com/2016/02/15/no-one-is-too-big-to-jail/Interestingly shame and honor, two conflicting emotions, can occupy the same space… In Israel, today both are at the forefront. Today former Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, begins his prison sentence. It is deeply embarrassing that […]