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From Israel: “Triumph!”ArleneApril 12, 2019May 22, 2019 by ArleneApril 12, 2019May 22, 20190561 When the Israeli polls closed at 10 PM on Tuesday, the air was fraught with tensions. Various exit polls, notoriously unreliable in any event, were...
From Israel: “We Brought Him Home!”ArleneApril 7, 2019May 22, 2019 by ArleneApril 7, 2019May 22, 20190553 Thirty-seven years ago, during the First Lebanon war, Israeli troops engaged in a fierce and bloody battle with Syrian and affiliated PLO units at Sultan...
From Israel: “No Choice, Finally”ArleneApril 2, 2019April 2, 2019 by ArleneApril 2, 2019April 2, 20190620 I did my good news posting and was very glad for it. But, if we care about what’s going on around us, in the...
From Israel: “For the Sake of Sanity”ArleneApril 2, 2019April 2, 2019 by ArleneApril 2, 2019April 2, 20190595 My sanity, certainly, and perhaps yours too. Today is April Fool’s Day. I don’t do April Fools shtick, but I found someone who does: US...
From Israel: “Do Not Be Lulled!”ArleneMarch 29, 2019March 29, 2019 by ArleneMarch 29, 2019March 29, 20190631 I begin this posting with a caution about how “current” it will be when you read it. This may seem to be a strange statement....
From Israel: “Redeeming the Intolerable?”ArleneMarch 26, 2019March 26, 2019 by ArleneMarch 26, 2019March 26, 20190554 In my last posting I discussed Israel’s failure to be tough enough – to create an environment of deterrence – with regard to terrorists residing...
From Israel: “This Just Won’t Do!”ArleneMarch 25, 2019March 26, 2019 by ArleneMarch 25, 2019March 26, 20190561 Purim is over, and we are back to “normal,” whatever that actually is. Last Tuesday, the terrorist who murdered Staff Sgt. Gal Keidan and Rabbi...
From Israel: “Rage and Pain Multiplied!”ArleneMarch 18, 2019March 19, 2019 by ArleneMarch 18, 2019March 19, 20191817 We knew there was a strong possibility that Rabbi Ahiad Ettinger might not live, in spite of the valiant efforts of his doctors to save...
From Israel: “Damn, Damn!!”ArleneMarch 17, 2019March 17, 2019 by ArleneMarch 17, 2019March 17, 20190598 Perhaps it should not be unexpected, for there is frequently an increase in attacks before Purim, which comes later this week. But one can hope....
From Israel: “Extreme Malice and Stupidity!”ArleneMarch 15, 2019March 15, 2019 by ArleneMarch 15, 2019March 15, 20190628 The air in Israel is heavy with tensions, but in many instances, for the wrong reasons. We are subject to so much nonsense: unfortunate sparring...
