Author : Arlene

First a correction of some importance:  Yesterday, I wrote, “Oslo agreements did declare settlement activity illegal.”  What I left out was the crucial NOT.  For...

Obama met yesterday with Netanyahu and Abbas separately, and then with the two together. (Foreign Minister Lieberman and Defense Minister Barak accompanied Netanyahu.)   What was...

Early afternoon yesterday, just about when services were ending for Rosh Hashana, the sky opened up and we had a deluge for a short while. ...

Rosh Hashana begins tomorrow evening.  And so I want to begin today by wishing all those who are observing the holiday a year of peace,...

Assaf Ramon There are occurances that are simply beyond human comprehension.  What I report here today, with great sadness, is one of those occurances, one...

I had written recently about movement, once again, towards a Fatah-Hamas unity government. The enmity between these groups is strong, and over and over there...

I want to begin by calling your attention to the URL below.  I recommend that you read this, especially if you are American, even if...

No one, it seems.  The housings starts being announced now, presumably to be followed by a freeze on building in the settlements, satisfies neither the...

Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) The Post ran a story yesterday — based on information from a “senior source” in the prime minister’s office– that Netanyahu...

When it comes to the “peace process,” analyst Barry Rubin seems to think so. An interesting take, from yesterday’s Post.“For the moment, going through the...