more like a striker than a prime ministerially mawkish right winger.
who’s admired just like Blakeish feet that used to walk in ancient times in Zion.
Inspired by the replacement of Boris Johnson by Liz Truss as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Mark Landler and Stephen Castle write in the 9/5/22 NYT (“Liz Truss to Replace Boris Johnson at a Time of Crisis for Britain”):
Double-digit inflation, a looming recession, labor unrest, soaring household energy bills and possible fuel shortages this winter — all will confront Ms. Truss as she moves into 10 Downing Street. She also faces a potential collision with the European Union over her legislation to change trade rules in Northern Ireland, a dispute that could spill over into Britain’s relations with the United States, which opposes any kind of disruptive change …..
On the global stage, Ms. Truss is likely to intensify Britain’s support for Ukraine and its president, Volodymyr Zelensky. As foreign secretary, she staked out a tough position on Russia, declaring that “Putin must lose” his war on Ukraine.
In the 8/7/22 Jerusalem Post, Lahav Harov reports:
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss would consider moving her country’s embassy to Jerusalem if she becomes prime minister following next month’s Conservative Party leadership election, she wrote in a letter to Conservative Friends of Israel on Friday.
“I understand the importance and sensitivity of the location of the British Embassy in Israel,” Truss wrote. “I’ve had many conversations with my good friend Prime Minister Yair Lapid on this topic. Acknowledging that, I will review a move to ensure we are operating on the strongest footing within Israel.”
“I understand the importance and sensitivity of the location of the British Embassy in Israel.”
In “What does Prime Minister Liz Truss mean for the UK’s Jews? The incoming Tory leader has a promising track record on issues close to British Jewry,” Jewish Chronicle, 9/5/22, Stephen Pollard writes:
“I think there is no greater friend to the UK than Israel”, she has said, describing Israel as “a key part of the network of liberty that we have been seeking to establish across the world.”
She has also said that “Under my leadership, Israel will have no stauncher friend in the world. That’s what I’ve done as Foreign Secretary and Trade Secretary. I don’t just talk the talk – I walk the walk”.
Gershon Hepner is a poet who has written over 25,000 poems on subjects ranging from music to literature, politics to Torah. He grew up in England and moved to Los Angeles in 1976. Using his varied interests and experiences, he has authored dozens of papers in medical and academic journals, and authored “Legal Friction: Law, Narrative, and Identity Politics in Biblical Israel.” He can be reached at gershonhepner@gmail.com.
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