As this is written, nothing has transpired yet in Migron.  Nor has the Court delivered a finding on the matter. ~~~~~~~~~~ Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi,

I had hoped — deeply hoped — to be able to turn my attention to matters other than the situation in the Sinai.  But the

As is often the case before Shabbat, this post will be brief — primarily a follow-up on the Sinai situation that I have been watching

The focus is on the situation in the Sinai: Amos Gilad, head of the Political Diplomatic Bureau at the Ministry of Defense, said yesterday that

But before I speak about tanks, I want to share good news, as I had promised: Many of you on this list have been following

And the corollary to this is, “What to Include?”  This part of the world is so turmoiled that it is impossible to write intelligently about

Well, the grandchildren have gone home and Kaitana Savta (“Camp Grandma”) is over for this summer.  It afforded me a great deal of (exhausting) joy,

Whatever else is going on in this unsettled and fairly insane world of ours, it’s important for us to not lose sight of the need

I am alluding to the efforts of the US government to pretend that responding to Iran’s nuclear development NOW has not become an imperative.  Officials

Brief, because preparations for Shabbat call… I’ll start with the good news that is so appropriate before Shabbat: An update on Noam Jay ben Inbar,