Good I loved reading Hitchens. I miss him. He was so real. I disagreed with him a lot but couldn’t get enough of him. Once again as I read you aloud to my wife tears streamed down my cheeks. You are such a powerful voice Eve. You truly speak to my heart. You can break my heart with your words. Please know how much we count on your words. I feel like I read your book every time you post. It makes me wish I still lived in LA because I would know where to bump into you and I would buy you a cuppa and just make you laugh and smile for a little while. You carry the weight of the community in your tiny little frame. God bless you. You have no idea what kind of connection to the community and the truth your writing brings. Sure, it keeps me up all night on east coast time but I can’t wait till I get the notification. ❤️
It’s Shabbat here in Melbourne Eve. We are all dismayed and afraid. Afraid for our Jewish community, afraid for democracy and afraid that Australia has changed for ever. We are ashamed of our leadership and especially our PM and Foreign Minister who speak for the left to ensure that continue to get the Muslim vote and especially the antisemitic Green vote. Unprincipled and unrepresentative. It as a sad day for the whole community not just for Jews. Remember we are the majority who will always back our Jewish friends. No matter what. Never again.
I just finished reading an essay by Nicolas Berdyaev, a Russian philosopher and religious thinker. The essay is : Christianity and Antisemitism. He wrote it around 1940. One sentence really struck me. He brings up the binary thinking of that time described as ….”crucifiers and crucified, oppressors and oppressed, persecutors and persecuted .” While the term DARVO wasn’t around then, he certainly references it back then.
Nothing is truly impossible as long as you don't give up. If you were to ever write a book, then I would most certainly read it. The way you are capable of focusing and organizing your thoughts to put everything you write throughout the day together the way that you do is magical. When people tell you that you can't be published because you are Jewish, then that is the very reason you should actually be published. You'll never know how good you really are if you never try. And trust me, you really are that good. It's just that your crassness has a tendency to piss some people off. The flip side of that coin though is that would be the very reason that the book would probably sell.
Shocking news from Melbourne last night. A quote from Romain Gary: "The only way to deal with fear is to face it head-on." Thank you Eve Barlow for reminding us of that.
The burning of the Melbourne synagogue is part and parcel of the nearly worldwide expansion of Jew hatred under the guise now of anti-Zionism, and justified by tortured definition of words and concepts. The latest Amnesty International calumny against Israel and by association Jews connects to the resulting burning of synagogues. In their hideous report Amnesty International modified the definition of genocide to obscure the actual genocide against the Jewish people and make it possible to once again victimize Jews by accusing Israel of genocide in its defensive war currently being waged. Soon will come accusations of "intellectual genocide" in which those who disagree with Amnesty International or other Jew hating entities will be accused of genocide. So if you defend Israel in any way, you are guilty of genocide. Then will come the further expansion of genocide to include the actual practice of Judaism, a genocidal religion. Finally will come the last expansion, that of having a percentage of Jewish blood or ancestry, regardless of religious or political belief. Simply being a Jew or having Jewish ancestry will fit the definition of being guilty of genocide. And the burning of synagogues will be justified as a defense against genocide.
You (Eve) have observed and written clearly of these things since October 7th, and even before. It is frustrating and sad that so many otherwise good people seem blind when it comes to Israel and anti-semitism. The Bible uses the metaphor of having eyes but not seeing to describe spiritual blindness or a lack of understanding.
This appears in both the Old and New Testaments:
"You have seen many things, but you do not observe them; your ears are open, but none hears." (Isaiah 42:20)
"Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand." (Matthew 13:13)
These passages highlight the idea that one can have physical sight but still be spiritually or perceptually blind to deeper truths. Gratitude for sharing these deeper truths, opening the eyes of those who do not see, and offering community to those of us who do see.
This is a world wide Muslim religious war....Jews are an excuse.....stop being the victim.....take action...picket the police station with officer....supports Muslim war...against Christians....picket the publishing companies and put them out of business.....when do you ......realize Australia is Muslim country...get angry and fight back
I am now finding anti-Israel and essentially anti-Semitic propaganda being spread on Google through their new "experimental" AI search results at the top of the page. If I search for anything about the conflict with the Palestinians, the results are really skewed and biased. Of course AI is just pulling from the Internet, apparently without any controls over whether it is regurgitating political misinformation. I really look forward to a future where AI controls everything.
Before, during and after all these endless, hollow "Holocaust memorial days", "we" were told again and again and over and over again: "It was Hitler“ (not „The Germans“ or „the voters“) ! "It" - the Shoah - got and GETS presented as a singular event in world history, nowhere was it placed in the context of thousands of years of persecution and massacres against Jews in many parts of the world. "It has to never happen again". "Fascism has to never return!!!" SO: be „friendly“…
> ... to all „foreigners“ (even if they´re unfriendly fascists) <, "strangers", "non-whites", be "anti-colonial", be "left".
The very significant involvement of "left" parties in Hitler coming to power at the time, the fascism of the "Hitler opponents" from the "Soviet Union" was hushed up, never mentioned, completely unknown.
"Be Muslim-friendly", be "tolerant", "accept every 'opinion' (except 'right-wing')": otherwise you are a "fascist" - and thus, supposedly, "also anti-Jewish". Completely „automatic“ : thinking for oneself is not allowed: like under Hitler.
Good I loved reading Hitchens. I miss him. He was so real. I disagreed with him a lot but couldn’t get enough of him. Once again as I read you aloud to my wife tears streamed down my cheeks. You are such a powerful voice Eve. You truly speak to my heart. You can break my heart with your words. Please know how much we count on your words. I feel like I read your book every time you post. It makes me wish I still lived in LA because I would know where to bump into you and I would buy you a cuppa and just make you laugh and smile for a little while. You carry the weight of the community in your tiny little frame. God bless you. You have no idea what kind of connection to the community and the truth your writing brings. Sure, it keeps me up all night on east coast time but I can’t wait till I get the notification. ❤️
Keep writing. You are our truth and our oxygen. Am Israel chai.
I don’t think this is your prime. I think you’re just beginning 🫶
It’s Shabbat here in Melbourne Eve. We are all dismayed and afraid. Afraid for our Jewish community, afraid for democracy and afraid that Australia has changed for ever. We are ashamed of our leadership and especially our PM and Foreign Minister who speak for the left to ensure that continue to get the Muslim vote and especially the antisemitic Green vote. Unprincipled and unrepresentative. It as a sad day for the whole community not just for Jews. Remember we are the majority who will always back our Jewish friends. No matter what. Never again.
I hope you are right but the outlook is not good. Why should Jews live in fear in 2024 in Australia? It is insane.
I just finished reading an essay by Nicolas Berdyaev, a Russian philosopher and religious thinker. The essay is : Christianity and Antisemitism. He wrote it around 1940. One sentence really struck me. He brings up the binary thinking of that time described as ….”crucifiers and crucified, oppressors and oppressed, persecutors and persecuted .” While the term DARVO wasn’t around then, he certainly references it back then.
Can we pre-order the book on Amazon...?
Nothing is truly impossible as long as you don't give up. If you were to ever write a book, then I would most certainly read it. The way you are capable of focusing and organizing your thoughts to put everything you write throughout the day together the way that you do is magical. When people tell you that you can't be published because you are Jewish, then that is the very reason you should actually be published. You'll never know how good you really are if you never try. And trust me, you really are that good. It's just that your crassness has a tendency to piss some people off. The flip side of that coin though is that would be the very reason that the book would probably sell.
There is no other solution here. It’s clear she will be published
Shocking news from Melbourne last night. A quote from Romain Gary: "The only way to deal with fear is to face it head-on." Thank you Eve Barlow for reminding us of that.
The burning of the Melbourne synagogue is part and parcel of the nearly worldwide expansion of Jew hatred under the guise now of anti-Zionism, and justified by tortured definition of words and concepts. The latest Amnesty International calumny against Israel and by association Jews connects to the resulting burning of synagogues. In their hideous report Amnesty International modified the definition of genocide to obscure the actual genocide against the Jewish people and make it possible to once again victimize Jews by accusing Israel of genocide in its defensive war currently being waged. Soon will come accusations of "intellectual genocide" in which those who disagree with Amnesty International or other Jew hating entities will be accused of genocide. So if you defend Israel in any way, you are guilty of genocide. Then will come the further expansion of genocide to include the actual practice of Judaism, a genocidal religion. Finally will come the last expansion, that of having a percentage of Jewish blood or ancestry, regardless of religious or political belief. Simply being a Jew or having Jewish ancestry will fit the definition of being guilty of genocide. And the burning of synagogues will be justified as a defense against genocide.
I’m afraid you’re right and a lot of non-Jewish and Jew-ish people with their own now endangered children are going to realize too late.
You (Eve) have observed and written clearly of these things since October 7th, and even before. It is frustrating and sad that so many otherwise good people seem blind when it comes to Israel and anti-semitism. The Bible uses the metaphor of having eyes but not seeing to describe spiritual blindness or a lack of understanding.
This appears in both the Old and New Testaments:
"You have seen many things, but you do not observe them; your ears are open, but none hears." (Isaiah 42:20)
"Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand." (Matthew 13:13)
These passages highlight the idea that one can have physical sight but still be spiritually or perceptually blind to deeper truths. Gratitude for sharing these deeper truths, opening the eyes of those who do not see, and offering community to those of us who do see.
Read here about the NGOs:
https://sapirjournal.org/friends-and-foes/2024/03/the-human-rights-establishment/
Excellent article, thanks for the link. I now subscribe to the Sapir Journal.
Please keep writing. You will publish many wonderful books.
You are the sane voice in the madness. You cut through all the BS. You are what we need.
This is a world wide Muslim religious war....Jews are an excuse.....stop being the victim.....take action...picket the police station with officer....supports Muslim war...against Christians....picket the publishing companies and put them out of business.....when do you ......realize Australia is Muslim country...get angry and fight back
I am now finding anti-Israel and essentially anti-Semitic propaganda being spread on Google through their new "experimental" AI search results at the top of the page. If I search for anything about the conflict with the Palestinians, the results are really skewed and biased. Of course AI is just pulling from the Internet, apparently without any controls over whether it is regurgitating political misinformation. I really look forward to a future where AI controls everything.
You’re only getting started.
Before, during and after all these endless, hollow "Holocaust memorial days", "we" were told again and again and over and over again: "It was Hitler“ (not „The Germans“ or „the voters“) ! "It" - the Shoah - got and GETS presented as a singular event in world history, nowhere was it placed in the context of thousands of years of persecution and massacres against Jews in many parts of the world. "It has to never happen again". "Fascism has to never return!!!" SO: be „friendly“…
> ... to all „foreigners“ (even if they´re unfriendly fascists) <, "strangers", "non-whites", be "anti-colonial", be "left".
The very significant involvement of "left" parties in Hitler coming to power at the time, the fascism of the "Hitler opponents" from the "Soviet Union" was hushed up, never mentioned, completely unknown.
"Be Muslim-friendly", be "tolerant", "accept every 'opinion' (except 'right-wing')": otherwise you are a "fascist" - and thus, supposedly, "also anti-Jewish". Completely „automatic“ : thinking for oneself is not allowed: like under Hitler.
It started with BDS and progressive Jews ignored. German Jews felt more German than Jewish and they were first to be murdered.