UncategorizedNovember 25, 2012: Key IssuesArleneNovember 25, 2012 by ArleneNovember 25, 20120247 Before I go to the heart of the matter, which is the ability of Hamas to re-establish its supply of Fajr and other long-range missiles…let
UncategorizedNovember 24, 2012: Mission ImpossibleArleneNovember 25, 2012 by ArleneNovember 25, 20120292 Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) My attempts to get a handle on the Gaza situation are serious and earnest. But, as one close associate said to
UncategorizedNovember 22, 2012: GrimArleneNovember 23, 2012 by ArleneNovember 23, 20120267 I know that many who will be receiving this are celebrating Thanksgiving today and I do not wish to impose unduly on that celebration. And
UncategorizedNovember 21, 2012: The Head SpinsArleneNovember 22, 2012 by ArleneNovember 22, 20120298 I refrained from posting yesterday because matters were so much in flux. It felt — with good reason — as if the situation would have
UncategorizedNovember 19, 2012: ConvolutedArleneNovember 20, 2012 by ArleneNovember 20, 20121225 Well, we are in the Middle East, at a particularly volatile time in history. Nothing is going to be simple. Last night I went to
UncategorizedNovember 18, 2012: Fighting on All FrontsArleneNovember 18, 2012 by ArleneNovember 18, 20120277 I’ve alluded to some of this already, but want to return to look in some more detail at the various “fronts” we are dealing with
UncategorizedNovember 17, 2012: It’s Not Over YetArleneNovember 18, 2012 by ArleneNovember 18, 20120289 Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) It appears that our leadership is serious this time around, and that at this point we’re doing OK. This is a major
UncategorizedNovember 16, 2012: EnragedArleneNovember 17, 2012 by ArleneNovember 17, 20120279 It is noon on Friday and I have scant time to post, and yet I must — because I am enraged. Enraged because the world
UncategorizedNovember 15, 2012: Necessary BattleArleneNovember 15, 2012 by ArleneNovember 15, 20120314 Yesterday, on its FaceBook page, the IDF put up the following message: “We recommend that no Hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, show their
UncategorizedNovember 14, 2012: All Right!ArleneNovember 14, 2012 by ArleneNovember 14, 20120252 Truly, I didn’t expect this to happen. There was a lot of talk from Israeli leadership about taking action against Hamas because of some 150