January 22, 2012: All Right!!
Newt Gingrich, surprising a whole lot of people, ran away with the Republican primary election in S. Carolina yesterday. He has garnered at least 23...
January 18, 2012: Switching Gears
On Sunday I had written that a major joint Israeli-US military exercise — to be the biggest ever held — which had been scheduled here...
January 16, 2012: The Rights of the Child
We’re still dealing with Mitzpe Avichai. As my readers are well aware, I have focused on mistreatment of the infants and children forced out of...
January 15, 2012: Follow-up on Mitzpe Avichai
In my last posting I registered moral outrage at the fact that the residents of Mitzpe Avichai, including children and babies, were pushed out of...
January 12, 2012: Beyond the Pale
Beyond what’s decent. Way beyond what can be accepted with equanimity: There are legal arguments over Jewish communities — “settlements” or “outposts” — in Judea and...
January 11, 2012: ABO
That means “Anyone But Obama,” although I might qualify that with “almost.” Perhaps it’s in the nature of the game, but as I watch from...
January 8, 2012: Finally
The Shamgar Committee, which had been charged with establishing guidelines on how the government should respond if terrorists abduct Israelis in the future, has completed...
January 4, 2012: And Still Pretend
Yesterday, Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh hosted a meeting in Amman with Israeli negotiator Yitzhak Molcho, PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat and various members of the...
January 2, 2012: Let’s All Pretend
Big headlines: “Israeli, Palestinian officials to meet tomorrow in Amman: Meeting to mark first direct talks in over a year.” Wow! Are we on the...
December 27, 2011: Various
The “Arab Spring” has made available increased amounts of weaponry that Hamas has been able to smuggle into Israel in the past year. Some 15%...