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October 3, 2013: Maximum Effort
Prime Minister Netanyahu approached the podium at the UN this week with courage and determination. He spoke with impeccable logic and eloquence. (If you would...
October 1, 2013: The Shock and the Pride
What had me close to speechless earlier today was a quote by the venerable (sic) US secretary of state, John Kerry. (With thanks to IMRA...
September 30, 2013: Troubling, Unsettling
But of course! How could the situation be anything but? This morning’s lead story in the JPost included this (emphasis added): “Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu...
September 29, 2013: Facing Down Tough Times
Before I discuss those tough times, I want to recommend that you read my Front Page Magazine article critiquing Abbas’s speech at the UN. Just...
September 25, 2013: Obama, Iran and UN
Tonight begins Simchat Torah here in Israel — outside of Israel, it is Shemini Atzeret with Simchat Torah on Friday. Simchat Torah — as its...
September 24, 2013: Seeing It Clear
No emotional dissonance for me on the situation with the PA/PLO. The emotions I feel are anything but positive, but I am unconflicted. Deputy Minister of...
September 23, 2013: Emotional Dissonance
“Moadim L’Simcha” (times of joy) is the traditional greeting for the intermediate days of Sukkot. And, yes, I’ve heard it many time these past few...
September 16, 2013: More, Always More
There is much to follow through on, but first the joy: Wednesday night begins the week-long holiday of Sukkot, the season of our joy. It’s...
September 15, 2013: Who Are They Kidding?
I knew before going into Yom Kippur that a US-Russian deal for disarming Syria would be reached in Geneva while I and fellow Jews were...
September 12, 2013: Yom Kippur
Tomorrow eve ushers in the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. It is a day of personal soul searching and repentance, which we are told...
