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October 29, 2008: Does It Matter?
To me it matters a lot: It’s being reported that French president Nicholas Sarkozy thinks Obama’s position on Iran is “utterly immature” and comprised of...
October 27, 2008: Days of Turmoil
Well, President Peres has told the Knesset, which is beginning its winter session, that we will be going to elections. Part of the process down...
October 26, 2008: Well, OK!
Tzipi Livni, head of the Kadima party, informed President Peres late this afternoon that she could not form a coalition. Theoretically, Peres has the latitude...
October 24, 2008: A Small Modicum of Hope
The Shas party has announced that it will not be joining a coalition headed by Tzipi Livni. This decision was made by its Council of...
October 22, 2008: Where to Start?
Never, in the time I have been doing these postings, have I received such a barrage of messages — the vast majority anguished and supportive...
October 21, 2008: Chilling Prospects
Motzei Chag (After the Holiday) For us here in Israel, the Sukkot-Simchat Torah holiday season has ended; in the Diaspora, it will be another day....
October 12, 2008: The Season of Our Rejoicing
Tomorrow night begins the week-long festival of Sukkot, the most joyous of our holidays. The heartache of world events must not rob us of this...
October 11, 2008: Acre Riots
Motzei Shabbat (after Shabbat) Acre, or Akko — an ancient Mediterranean port city in the north of Israel with a mixed Jewish and Arab population...
October 10, 2008: Where Are We Headed?
Yesterday was Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Twenty-six hours in which we are to be, according to the tradition, as angels:...
October 5, 208: Endless
The idiocy of Ehud Olmert. He wishes to transfer to the Russian government rights to the Sergei Compound, which is part of the Russian Compound,...
