…to those meetings in Washington, which shouldn’t be happening at all and can come to no good. Let’s look first at the words of peace from

Not military troops, but the Obama-supporting “pro-peace” guys.  Prior to the meetings in Washington, they’re working overtime to convince people that everything is going to

That’s what we — Israelis and all those who love Israel — must take on. The situation is enough to make one tear one’s hair

Yesterday it was easy to allow myself a touch of flippancy in writing my post.  Perhaps a way of mocking occurrences; certainly a way for

It’s gotten so that I cannot deal with the news — both with regard to what key figures are saying and how the media present

I wrote yesterday about the fact that the Quartet had, in the end, not mentioned pre-conditions in its call for negotiations released on Friday.  Almost. 

Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) The US plans afoot to bring Netanyahu and Abbas to Washington to kick off direct negotiations are most definitely not a harbinger

Short, because my time pre-Shabbat is limited this week, and not because there is little to write about — there’s plenty. Sweet because I begin with

These times are fraught with genuine danger, coupled with confusion and frustration.  And so, balanced reactions seem to be in short supply.  Sometimes — perhaps

Whom does Abbas fear more?   Eleven “militant” groups in Syria — including the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the Popular Front for