The Middle East, with the singular exception of a stable, prosperous, democratic Israel, is in a state of turmoil and transition – with enormous violence

Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) When last I wrote, I expressed the fervent hope that by the time I posted again the kidnapped students would have

This is not an uncommon refrain for me these days:  This posting must be short because other considerations are pulling at me.  I did want

A couple of very significant pieces of information have been uncovered in the extensive IDF/Shin Bet operation for the rescue of the three kidnapped students

Motzei Shabbat (after Shabbat) And fear.  And fury.  And a terrible sense of déjà vu. Late Thursday evening, three boys disappeared.  They are Eyal Yifrach

Credit: NOAA   In my last posting I wrote about “rays of light,” and indeed they do exist.  But I would be remiss indeed if

More and more it seems, the nations of the world are arrayed against us:  Israel is criticized for not accepting a Fatah-Hamas unity government, for

Shavuot has come and gone and before we go into Shabbat tomorrow night, I want to return to the issue of the PA-Hamas government in

Last night, I had written my post, which spoke about my unease regarding the possibility of US support for the Fatah-Hamas unity government.  What I

In spite of well-founded predictions that this would never happen, a Fatah-Hamas unity government was sworn in today in Ramallah, to much fanfare.  It is