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

That’s what we’re hearing: that the pressure on the PA has been such that it’s likely that Abbas will agree in the next few days

I hate to go into Shabbat with this sort of message, but it’s a simple fact: What’s going on around me has been making me

I’ve picked up several different versions of this story, some more infuriating than others.  But the accurate version is quite enraging enough on its own. Kuwaiti-born

Wish I could say I knew, in this lunatic world.  There are, for me, only two givens:  There is not going to be a “two

Yesterday witnessed the most serious clash on the border with Lebanon since the 2006 Lebanon war; it lead to the death of one member of

Sometimes it’s possible to do this, but at other times motivations are so complex and hidden factors so compelling, that it’s near impossible. Especially is