Author : Arlene

Before I pick up on my theme for today, I want to share this from a Reuters piece: “Israelis and Palestinians played down on Monday...

There is bad news, my friends, and good news.  I am going to start with the bad because it is imperative that it be noted. ...

The knot is a big one, pulled tight, and progress in untangling it is, not surprisingly, slow. But I want to begin today with a...

Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) I would like to offer my readers clarity, but there is none right now with regard to projected “peace negotiations.” Even...

Let’s wait and see… Prime Minister Netanyahu delivered a satisfactorily firm response to the EU announcement of new “guidelines” on areas past the Green Line...

The 9th of Av Today is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.  A day of mourning and fasting.  It is the day on which...

Yesterday I wrote about the fact that Netanyahu is making one last effort to secure a toughening of the US stance on Iran, thus:  “Israel...

Motzei Shabbat (after Shabbat) According to the Times of Israel tonight (emphasis added): “Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly to launch a new, last-ditch effort in...

Well, I did write in my last posting was that “there are often conflicting reports on any given situation, so that nailing down the facts...

If there is good “stuff” happening in the Middle East, it is almost certainly happening in Israel.  In recent days, every time I post I...