Tag: Conflict

In the pivotal year of 1917, the British government unilaterally proclaimed the Balfour Declaration, advocating for a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine, despite the fact that Jews constituted a minority, accounting for less than 15 percent of the population at that time....

The Second Amendment to the US Constitution protects the right to bear arms – now interpreted to be an individuals right rather than the more obvious Militia (eg National Guard) option. Sadly, disarmament is no longer an option considered by police or armed forces. This means whenever a mil...

America already fought one Civil War. That brutal conflict in the 1860s lasted for four bloody years. Around 620,000 Americans died in battle, more than the entire population of states such as Massachusetts and California at that time. Another million were wounded. It was the bloodiest conflict in A...

Nowhere are the personal costs of geopolitical conflicts clearer than up close with those living its aftermath. Stepping inside the warren of Sheba Medical Center outside Tel Aviv, the sprawling complex normally bustling with activity takes on a palpably somber tone. Within its walls in recent weeks...

The Cimbrian War, a defining conflict in the annals of Roman history, remains a testament to Rome’s indomitable spirit in the face of existential threats. In the 2nd century BC, the Roman Republic found itself confronted by a formidable adversary, a confederation of Germanic tribes known as th...

I’m rarely left stunned, but the other night, I was at a loss for words while talking to my upstairs neighbor. You see, she’d accused me of having audacity for knocking on her door at almost two in the morning to inform her she was disturbing my sleep. As I stood there, b...