Author : Arlene

In spite of well-founded predictions that this would never happen, a Fatah-Hamas unity government was sworn in today in Ramallah, to much fanfare.  It is...

Today was Yom Yerushalayim – the day marking the reunification of Jerusalem 47 years ago, when, in the course of the Six Day War, we...

Painful going.  There is no respite. Yesterday afternoon, there was an anti-Semitic terrorist shooting in the Jewish Museum in Belgium.    Credit: Getty Three people were killed on...

It has been over a week since I’ve posted because I have been occupied with personal affairs (I am OK). Many was the time in...

American officials declare regularly and with great passion that they are true and devoted friends to Israel.  But right now they’d have a hard time...

Israel is an ancient nation, celebrating the 66th year of her rebirth.     Credit: Hoops And there is a great deal to celebrate, my...

  Credit: Erinamsili    Credit: Haifa-Israel  Credit: Porisrael   Credit: Na’ama Yehuda Israel’s Memorial day – a day for remembering all those from our defense forces who...

I would like to pick up on the two topics I wrote about before Shabbat: accusations of Israel as “apartheid” and the debate about Israel...

Shabbat starts late at this season, which allows me the time to do a post – but even so, Shabbat is Shabbat and this will...

How much can one write about the moribund “peace process”?  (Please read through, as I move to another very important subject.) There is only one...