May 5, 2013: We Mean It
And thank Heaven that we do… Israel officials — government and military — have repeatedly said that we will not permit a situation in Syria...
May 2, 2013: The Flip Side
Yesterday I wrote about certain things that PM Netanyahu said at the National Public Diplomacy Forum of the Foreign Ministry. Today I want to look...
May 1, 2013: I Weep
Sometimes it’s impossible not to weep. Yesterday morning, Evyatar Borovsky, 31, was knifed to death by a terrorist at the Tapuach Junction in Samaria. Borovsky,...
April 30, 2013: No and No!!
It gets more and more awful. More disgusting. More distorted. The Times of Israel has the following headline this morning (emphasis added): “In sea change, Arab League...
April 25, 2013: On the Edge
No one from the upper military echelon of Israel is whispering in my ear, but the signs seem fairly unmistakable. Yesterday, Israeli Ambassador to the...
April 23, 2013: Muslims Not All the Same
I had expected to move today to issues other than the Boston terror attack. Barry Rubin, however, has written an excellent piece on this subject...
April 21, 2013: The Boston Terror Lessons
There is, of course, a lot of nonsense floating about with regard to terrorists Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — such as the claim by his...
April 19, 2013: Unreal
I will not here have comment about the terrorist attack in Boston and subsequent events at MIT — even as I am watching it all...
April 17, 2013: Gratitude Beyond Measure
Yom Ha’Atzmaut is over, and we return to “normal,” whatever that means today. But first I want to extend the theme of Yom Ha’Atzmaut for...
April 15, 2013: Ties That Bind
Credit: Tomer Neuberg/Flash 90 Yom HaZikaron — Memorial Day, a day of national mourning — began last night with a siren at 8 PM. You...