October 13, 2015: Situation Impossible
As I begin this post in the late afternoon in Jerusalem, with the sounds of helicopters circling overhead, this is what we’ve seen today: There...
October 12, 2015: THIS MUST GO VIRAL
Dear friends, I did not intend to post today, but – as has happened before – I realized that I must. Yesterday, I wrote about...
October 11, 2015: Mounting Terror
It’s not dissipating, folks, but rather getting worse. Not an enormous surprise. Here, I hope simply to touch on a few points, starting with a...
October 10, 2015: We Need This?
Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) It was announced at the end of last week that envoys of the Quartet – the US, the UN, the EU,...
October 8, 2015: War. Whatever They Call It
This is a difficult posting to write, because the issues are so complex. But an exceedingly important one. Since I posted yesterday, there have been several...
October 7, 2015: Navigating Choppy Waters
It has become apparent to me that some of my readers, living outside of Israel but totally devoted to Israel, have an inflated sense of...
October 6, 2015: Boy, This is Tough!
I have promised myself that I will attempt to stay cool as I research and report on world events. Not unsurprisingly, agitation takes a real...
October 5, 2015: Am Yisrael Chai
Motzei Chag (After the Holiday) The Nation of Israel Lives Here in Israel, we have just completed Simchat Torah, a holiday of joyous celebration of the...
October 2, 2015: A Posting Written in Pain
I had no intention of writing now, before Shabbat. But I must. Because I have no confidence that the international news agencies will put this...
October 1, 2015: Not to Panic
Mahmoud Abbas delivered an address at the UN General Assembly yesterday. Credit: presstv It was the address that he had promised would include a...