Election day is five days away.  Particularly because the hurricane distracted Americans from the political issues at hand, and gave Obama a chance to appear

I realize that many of my NY readers, who took the brunt of the storm, may be without electricity now and for some undetermined time

Until US election day, that is.  I know some of my readers may be awaiting the megastorm Sandy and others may be into it already. 

Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) The news broke yesterday that Likud, headed by Binyamin Netanyahu, and Yisrael Beitenu, headed Avigdor Lieberman, who is currently foreign minister,

Since midnight last night, no rockets have been fired from Gaza into Israel, although there was one mortar shell.  This quiet is a result of

Today alone more than 70 rockets and mortar shells have been fired into southern Israel from Gaza, with the Iron Dome intercepting seven Grad Katyusha

I had expected to write an analysis of last night’s presidential debate today.  But I had trouble watching it, never mind figuring out what to

Tonight is the last presidential debate and two weeks from tomorrow comes the election.  Tensions are high and the sharing of credible information that impinges

And it’s not OK.   Last week I wrote that reports had been leaked that Prime Minister Netanyahu was going to bring the Levy Report, or

Multiple complexities, actually.  There is very little that is being dealt with these days that is simple and above board. Just days ago I cited