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June 26, 2013: The More Things Change…ArleneJune 26, 2013 by ArleneJune 26, 20130361 There I was, for several days (as may happen again), focused on family matters and attending to the news less vigorously than is my norm. ...
June 11, 2013: Slogging AlongArleneJune 11, 2013 by ArleneJune 11, 20130336 Not sure where we’re going, but… Signs in Syria right now suggest either an ultimate Assad victory — which is what Minister of Strategic Affairs...
June 6, 2013: Not AcceptableArleneJune 6, 2013 by ArleneJune 6, 20130458 On May 16, I had written about plans to establish a new Palestinian Arab city near Jericho, reportedly to be called Nu’aimah, which would house...
June 3, 2013: A TributeArleneJune 3, 2013 by ArleneJune 3, 20130428 Howard Grief, z”l, passed away yesterday here in Jerusalem. To those of us who work closely on issues concerning Jewish rights in the land...
May 29, 2013: RepriseArleneMay 29, 2013 by ArleneMay 29, 20130356 Ah that I were a mind reader. But, alas, I am not. So I garner as much information as I can, and rely on my...
May 27, 2013: What Is This?ArleneMay 27, 2013 by ArleneMay 27, 20130345 It passes for “diplomatic” news of a sort, but consists in good part of unmitigated nonsense. The World Economic Forum in Jordan has just ended;...
May 23, 2013: What Comes First?ArleneMay 23, 2013 by ArleneMay 23, 20130342 There are several items of news requiring attention that can, in one respect or another, knock you off balance. But let us start with this...
May 22, 2013: “Peace Process”ArleneMay 22, 2013 by ArleneMay 22, 20130324 The notion that there can be a viable negotiation process that will result in peace with “two states side-by-side” persists whatever the overwhelming evidence to...
May 21, 2013: Strong for All ThingsArleneMay 21, 2013 by ArleneMay 21, 20130359 There are multiple ways in which enormous strength is required of the Israeli government now. In no situation is this more the case than with...
May 16, 2013: Dead SeriousArleneMay 16, 2013 by ArleneMay 16, 20130324 The NYTimes ran a piece yesterday in which it directly quoted a “senior Israeli official” — who according to the JPost had contacted the Times...
