Lloyd Levy is a businessman and a freelance writer. For a period, he commuted between London and Eilat for business, closely observing the politics of both Great Britain and Israel.
By Lloyd Levy LONDON–The foreign policy of the Obama Administration must surely be the most disreputable since the alliance of Stalin and Hitler. Never before can a world power have alienated so many friends around the world, so quickly, and so deliberately. Hosni Mubarak, the ex-President of Egypt, a man who was a loyal ally […]
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Lloyd Levy, Middle EastBy Lloyd Levy LONDON — By the time this article is published, the “West”may be at war with Syria. Or rather, the “West” minus the UK, whose Parliament members made very clear to the Government that they wanted nothing to do with military involvement in yet another Middle East country. In the UK, we are
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Lloyd Levy, Middle EastBy Lloyd Levy LONDON–The European Union has issued a very serious threat to Israel, which if implemented will be a major threat to Israel’s economic development. The threat indeed is so far reaching that it is almost incomprehensible in its implications, and yet has received little mainstream publicity. The European Union, is the misbegotten attempt
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Lloyd Levy, Middle EastBy Lloyd Levy LONDON–There is a new political phenomenon in the UK called UKIP, or the United Kingdom Independence Party. Those of your readers in the UK will know to what I refer. Your readers in USA will probably be the very first people in the USA to hear about this political party, and the
British have their political version of U.S. tea party Read More »
Lloyd Levy, Travel and FoodBy Lloyd Levy LONDON — The Middle East seems to be descending into quite unfathomable turmoil and barbarity. My own country Britain, is seemingly pushing harder than anyone to arm the “rebels” in Syria, hence potentially handing modern armaments to the likes of al-Qaida and other extremists. Why the British Government is so intent on
Talking Turkey about the Middle East Read More »
Lloyd Levy, Middle EastBy Lloyd Levy EILAT, Israel — It never ceases to amaze me how Israel almost manages to be a proverbial island of tranquility in a sea of complete turmoil. The preoccupation in Israel at the moment is the perceived extravagance of Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu and his wife. Apparently they had a special bed built on
Neutrality is Israel’s wisest policy in Syria Read More »
Lloyd Levy, Middle EastBy Lloyd Levy LONDON–We cannot let the death of Margaret Thatcher pass , without a few thoughts on this truly great woman. Most people of my generation regard her as the most inspiring leader since Winston Churchill, and view her death with enormous sadness. In many ways she defined our whole world view. There was
Thatcher walked the walk Read More »
International, Lloyd LevyBy Lloyd Levy EILAT, Israel — What a tonic to escape for a few weeks from the darkness of Britain to the light that is Israel. Britain is dark, not merely because it is winter and the weather this winter has been dreadful, but dark in its growing anti-Semitism. Almost weekly in
From darkness of Britain to the bright light of Israel Read More »
International, Lloyd LevyBy Lloyd Levy LONDON –Gaza- again ! As the latest Gaza campaign unfolds, it is worth underlining some points that are not going to be mentioned in the anti Israel press in UK. If Gaza is so “isolated” as some would have us believe , how is it that they can get thousands
Answering fallacious arguments of Gaza crisis Read More »
Lloyd Levy, Middle EastBy Lloyd Levy LONDON–On this Yom Kippur, we are unfortunately reminded of the year 1973. Many of us of course having a vivid recollection of the events in that year, when Israel was ambushed at “ prayer” and only escaped by the skin of its teeth . Yet in many ways it is more reminiscent
Londoner’s view: U.S. abandoning its allies Read More »
Lloyd Levy, Middle EastBy Lloyd Levy LONDON–Britain appears to be sinking like a stone, in moral and economic terms. The whole structure of the State and public life has been shown to be corrupt and amoral. Our political and business leaders have betrayed their trust, and we fear for the future of our children in these frightening
Britain has lost its moral compass Read More »
Lloyd LevyBy Lloyd Levy LONDON –It is a fascinating irony that Israel flourishes while Greece and Italy are self destructing. The reason for the irony, is that the founders of Zionism based their world view on the struggle for Independence of these European states. The Italian struggle for independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire was a particular
Italy, Greece succumb to Euro; Israel remains independent Read More »
International, Lloyd LevyBy Lloyd Levy EILAT, Israel — There is a serious mismatch between the enormous strength of Israel, and the situation painted by the Israeli establishment and the media. The establishment and media are always fretting and anxious about real or imagined threats to the people of Israel. For many years it has been the threat
Does the Israeli establishment cry ‘Wolf!’ too often? Read More »
Lloyd Levy, Middle EastBy Lloyd Levy LONDON –I find myself in a euphoric state of mind, and am proud to be British perhaps for the first time since Margaret Thatcher’s premiership. So that’s 21 years to wait, but at long last we have a Prime Minister willing to stand up for Britain’s best interests. David Cameron, the British
Commentary: What Germany couldn’t do militarily, it now does economically Read More »
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