Shame on You, Israelis, Arabs and Americans:

Your Duplicities and Hypocrisies are Blinding

Hossein Askari
5 min readMay 17, 2022

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Jews, Muslims and Christians say that they believe in the Almighty and in life hereafter. If they truly believe what they say, most must be petrified and suffer sleepless nights about what the future holds in store for them when they pass through the pearly gates — will it be a peaceful heaven or a fiery hell?

I can be brief about some of the evidence that each will face, generally summarized as inhumanity, selfishness and greed — traits that all three religions abhor.

First up: Israel and Jews. What happened to Jews in WWII is a blight on human history. Yes, we must never forget the Holocaust. Jews are absolutely right when they proclaim Never Again. But for this to be a clarion call for all and carry any kind of moral message, Jews have to be at the forefront of protecting all minorities, not just fellow Jews, from human right abuses and genocide no matter where they occur. Ironically, one of the most significant human right abuses in the post WWII era is the eviction of Palestinians from their homes, the confiscation of their properties with no compensation and the forever banishment from their land. These crimes against Palestinians have not ended, but continue today. There has been no public admission of these crimes by the state of…

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Hossein Askari

MIT engineer-economist. Prof: Tufts, UT-Austin, GW. IMF Board. Gov Mediator: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait. Focus on Econ-Fin, Oil, Sanctions, Mid-East, Islam