Vietnam

He was sent to Vietnam in mid-1967. Allen said goodbye to his family at Lambert Airport, the main commercial hub in St. Louis. Upon his departure, his mother told him, “Just come back.”

MIDDLE ISRAEL: What Russia now faces are not the torn nations and ragtag militias that Franco and Assad faced. Russia faces a unified nation with a real army and real leaders.

MIDDLE ISRAEL: In the Ukraine War, Russia is repeating the Western powers’ mistakes in what the French called Indochina, and the Americans called Vietnam.

Vietnamese cuisine is something of a closed book to me, but after visiting Viet Taam, and enjoying a meal there, I can say I am slightly more enlightened.

As I dove deep into my formative years, I was surprised by how prescient we were (at times) and how off base we were (most of the time).

The Canadian government had funded a firm whose leading consultant Laith Marouf said Zionists should be shot in the head.

 Israeli Embassy in Vietnam brings top Israeli band to Vietnam for two performances

Movers and shakers of Israeli society.

“The concept is Vietnamese food that is super-energetic,” said chef Idan Peretz. “We want the vibe of the market of Vietnam combined with the taste of Mediterranean cuisine.”

This would be one step short of full diplomatic relations with ambassadors.