May 18, 2008: Words, wordsAFI AdminMay 18, 2008 by AFI AdminMay 18, 20080634 For about the 100th time , Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to resign his position as PA president. This time -- at the World Economic Forum...
May 16, 2008: IronyAFI AdminMay 16, 2008 by AFI AdminMay 16, 20080573 For all his confusion, his desire to see us pull back so that Abbas can have a state that is not "Swiss cheese," President Bush...
May 15, 2008: NakbaAFI AdminMay 15, 2008 by AFI AdminMay 15, 20080664 The Nakba is the purported "catastrophe" for the Arabs brought on by the founding of Israel. They have been "commemorating" the 60th Nakba for some...
May 14, 2008: IntolerableAFI AdminMay 14, 2008 by AFI AdminMay 14, 20080562 The entire situation here. Many things that call for discussion can be put aside until tomorrow. I would like here to touch only upon the...
May 13, 2008: InconsistenciesAFI AdminMay 13, 2008 by AFI AdminMay 13, 20080601 I can only report the information as it comes to me. But sometimes I take a look at the news and am startled at how...
May 12, 2008: InspirationAFI AdminMay 12, 2008 by AFI AdminMay 12, 20080545 Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, delivered a speech for Israel's 60th. It is so extraordinary that I must lead off with this today: "All...
May 11, 2008: Inevitable ComplicationsAFI AdminMay 11, 2008 by AFI AdminMay 11, 20080544 Now, perhaps Olmert is a totally innocent man , who never illegally took an agora (the Israeli equivalent of a penny), but this is not...
May 9, 2008: The Story is OutAFI AdminMay 9, 2008 by AFI AdminMay 9, 20080552 As judicial officials loosened the gag on the media that had been in place here in Israel regarding an investigation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert,...
May 8, 2008: Independence DayAFI AdminMay 8, 2008 by AFI AdminMay 8, 20080577 "Independence Day" Last night, many here in Israel -- before going out on the street to see fireworks or to dance or to just stroll...
May 7, 2008: Rejoice at 60!AFI AdminMay 7, 2008 by AFI AdminMay 7, 20080570 This evening begins Yom Ha'atzmaut , Israeli Independence Day -- our 60th. And a time for rejoicing it is. Repeatedly I'm seeing essays that celebrate...