Comments for Aviva Victoria Brueckner

Comment on Me, the Jester and the Whole Wide World by karen

karen — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:58:49 +0000

You may be willing to face the world bare, and sit in a spotlight – but you are too harsh a critic. This portrait makes you look 20/30 years older than you are. Perhaps you have an old soul, but are a vibrant woman in her prime.

Blogging succinctly summed up in a pic. Brava.

Comment on Steffi, I kept my promise by karen

karen — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:41:09 +0000

Congratulations on finishing, and on publishing. Keep going, sis.

Comment on How to Embrace a Cactus – Pictures and my opening speech for my art show by freiwoman(twitter)

freiwoman(twitter) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:34:43 +0000

Life is a cactus to me–no kidding-but at times there is a blossom so beautiful and lovely that all the thorns and all the pain are-at least for a limited time-forgotten in viewing the wonders what can evolve from a seemingly unwelcome and unsightly thing.
Then again,perhaps I myself am a cactus to some people–???
Your thought of embracing a cuctus is provoking ideas in me never before sparkled…
Thanks!
Best wishes to you,
Bee

Comment on The Goldstone Commission on Gaza – Why its Mandate and the UN Human Rights Council is criticized rightly by dan.A

dan.A — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:13:11 +0000

If we project a “just conclusion” , as envisioned by the UN HRC, the ramifications for all successful democracies are dire. It would appear that a new international legal principle would be instituted.
If we follow the reasoning of the UN Human Rights Council, the new international law would state that the right of a nation to defend its citizens against terror attacks is subservient to a Universalist rule by bodies of the United Nations. As a concomitant, for instance, the military personnel of all nations who are now engaged in counterterrorism on the borders of Pakistan, in Afghanistan, Iraq, and even UN Peacekeepers in all troubled areas could be subjected to the charges or “war criminals”, etc. and would have to stand trial in the International Court, which would preclude trial by courts martial or their own governments. Just imagine an international court made up of representatives from Myamar, Iran, Gaza, Venezuela, China, etc.
Of course I am biased towards western democracy and fliberty. I am a product of that generation born prior to World War II and remember the hatred bred by totalitarianism and nationalistic statism. From that experience, came an awareness of intolerance and its resultants, an education regarding the uses of propaganda in creating “the other”, and the way lies and half-truths can be turned into killing machinery.
At present, my conclusion can only the that the UN Human Rights Council is the most unrighteous organ of the United Nations and that its members deserve to be shunned and vilified as dissemblers, liars, and propagandists for terrorism.

Comment on How to Embrace a Cactus – Pictures and my opening speech for my art show by IsraeliMom

IsraeliMom — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:42:25 +0000

Wow. I loved how you start with the question and leave it standing there only to come back to it at the end. Very moving.

Comment on I leave with a promise – Israel, my longing by Aviva Victoria Brueckner

Aviva Victoria Brueckner — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:06:42 +0000

I didn’t want to make you cry. It was enough that I cried in the airplane while writing this what earnt me a couple of curious views. But my parents took the news of me definitively leaving to the end of the year astonishingly calm.

Comment on I leave with a promise – Israel, my longing by Stephanie Kahn

Stephanie Kahn — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:49:06 +0000

Aviva, you brought tears to my eyes. Thanks so much for sharing your soul searching thoughts. You have courage and love and passion, and I’m sure that combination will bring you back to your (our) home. May G-d bless you and bring you safely to Germany, and then back to eretz Yisrael.
Love,
Stephanie

Comment on Richard Goldstone promised a “law-based approach” – Gaza Op, UNHRC’s probe and International Law by Maurice Ostroff

Maurice Ostroff — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:15:00 +0000

Thank you for a very clear analysis.
You may be interested in an exchange of correspondence with Judge Goldstone at http://www.2nd-thoughts.org/id220.html

Comment on Honi soit qui mal y pense – Germany and the talks about Gilat Shalit by israelimom

israelimom — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:59:36 +0000

I was wondering about the leaks as well. When these kind of deals actually work out, you only find out about it all once the soldiers are released. This time EVERYONE is talking, not just the Germans. The Hamas won’t shut up about it, and the same goes for Israeli politicians.
I hope they don’t all screw up Shalit’s life even more for their respective short-term political gain.

Comment on Tucholsky’s “All soldiers are murderers” and a Twitter dialog by Stephanie Kahn

Stephanie Kahn — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:12:38 +0000

Your writing is as beautiful and touching as your heart. Thank you so much for this.