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“Balagan of the First Order”ArleneMay 18, 2017May 18, 2017 by ArleneMay 18, 2017May 18, 20170420 May 18, 2017 “Balagan of the First Order” The Hebrew word “balagan” means confusion or muddle. “Ezeh balagan”: what a mess. It is a most...
From Israel: Say It Proud!ArleneMay 15, 2017May 15, 2017 by ArleneMay 15, 2017May 15, 20170389 May 15, 2017 “Say It Proud!” It’s about time! Actually, past time. MK Avi Dichter (Likud), chair of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee,...
From Israel: Up, Down, All AroundArleneMay 12, 2017May 12, 2017 by ArleneMay 12, 2017May 12, 20170414 May 12, 2017 “Up, Down, All Around” Sometimes even if we track the news carefully (or maybe especially if we track the news carefully) we...
From Israel: MercurialArleneMay 9, 2017May 10, 2017 by ArleneMay 9, 2017May 10, 20170467 May 9, 2017 “Mercurial” It’s a given that the political scene is rarely static. But the present – both here and in the US –...
From Israel: Amazing IsraelArleneMay 2, 2017May 4, 2017 by ArleneMay 2, 2017May 4, 20170437 May 2, 2017 “Amazing Israel” Every year I write about this, and every year it astounds me yet again: The transition within a moment in...
From Israel: Strength of a NationArleneApril 30, 2017May 1, 2017 by ArleneApril 30, 2017May 1, 20170428 April 30, 2017 “Strength of a Nation” Tonight we began Yom Hazikaron, Memorial Day, here in Israel: a day of national mourning. At 8 PM,...
From Israel: Riding the WavesArleneApril 27, 2017May 1, 2017 by ArleneApril 27, 2017May 1, 20170420 April 27, 2017 “Riding the Waves” When I was a kid (a million years ago), I loved to ride the waves. I would move out...
From Israel: AweArleneApril 24, 2017May 1, 2017 by ArleneApril 24, 2017May 1, 20170446 April 24, 2017 “Awe” I know of no more appropriate word to describe the strength, resilience and courage of survivors of the Holocaust – the...
From Israel: What is NormalArleneApril 19, 2017April 24, 2017 by ArleneApril 19, 2017April 24, 20170376 April 19, 2017 “What Is Normal?” We are back to routine after the Pesach week – and a splendid week it was in many ways....
From Israel: Never EndingArleneApril 11, 2017April 11, 2017 by ArleneApril 11, 2017April 11, 20170403 April 7, 2017 “Never Ending” I wrote yesterday about the marvelous statement made by MK Ohana. I knew there was a stand-alone video of his...
