UncategorizedNovember 24, 2012: Mission ImpossibleArleneNovember 25, 2012 by ArleneNovember 25, 20120369 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, 20120343 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, 20120371 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, 20121292 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, 20120354 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, 20120354 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, 20120343 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, 20120380 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, 20120317 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
UncategorizedNovember 12, 2012: What We Are Facing NowArleneNovember 12, 2012 by ArleneNovember 12, 20120286 Before I begin to talk about what we are facing, I want to provide one quote. In going over my notes regarding the situation of