I have decided to avoid writing about what is currently happening in Israel here. It’s not that I don’t care about what is going on there, or that I’m not extremely disturbed by it. I just feel that it is a very complex thorny issue, which can provoke a lot of  very intense debate and argument. Of course, me being me, I have some quite strong opinions on the subject; yet I know the issue is delicate enough to keep them to myself. It’s probably best if I stick to just rambling about things I know about here, and like the rest of us watch what is happening in the Middle East with increasing concern.