A Moral Imperative!!

I have selected the term “obscenities” mindfully: in the sense of demonstrating a “crass disregard of moral or ethical principles.” It is important to deal...

From Israel: Jaw Dropping!

ArleneMay 1, 2018June 21, 2018

by ArleneMay 1, 2018June 21, 20181794

I knew that our Mossad was the very best, but this is above and beyond. Many of you are already aware of their incredible feat;...

From Israel: Rumbling Thunder

ArleneApril 27, 2018June 21, 2018

by ArleneApril 27, 2018June 21, 20180732

This post title is apt, first of all, from the perspective of the weather. This week we have had extraordinary weather for Israel at this...

From Israel: Hostilities at the Fence

ArleneApril 22, 2018April 22, 2018

by ArleneApril 22, 2018April 22, 20180568

Sigh. We’ve now seen our fourth Friday with Palestinian Arab violence at the fence separating Gaza from Israel. Last Thursday, the committee of the “Great...

From Israel: Rejoice in the Miracle

ArleneApril 19, 2018June 21, 2018

by ArleneApril 19, 2018June 21, 20180541

The Land of Israel is the sacred inheritance of the Jewish People. That we have been able to return after 2,000 years of exile is...

From Israel: Way to Go, President Trump!

ArleneApril 15, 2018April 15, 2018

by ArleneApril 15, 2018April 15, 20181527

Or, in the Israeli vernacular, Kol Hakavod! It was Shabbat here when President Trump announced the strike on Syria we had been waiting for; I...

From Israel: Ani Ode Chai!

ArleneApril 12, 2018April 15, 2018

by ArleneApril 12, 2018April 15, 20180512

The English translation—I am still alive!—doesn’t quite have the same impact. It is Yom HaShoah here in Israel today: The Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance...