Tonight begins Yom Yerushalayim  — Jerusalem Day — a time for honoring and celebrating our holy city.  In 1967, we liberated the eastern part of

Unfortunately, with print communication there is no way to convey the absolute sarcasm with which I mean this. The beginning of the “proximity talks” is

I would like to back up today and take a look at the broader picture, in terms of the situation in which Israel finds herself

Well, Mitchell is here in order to begin those “proximity talks.”  But even though he met with Netanyahu today — and some media sources referred

My posting yesterday was so grim — and prompted such deservedly pessimistic responses from readers — that I thought it important to share this perspective,

So much is opaque these days — with diverse news reports often contradicting each other, and a great deal that remains hidden under the surface. 

Prime Minister Netanyahu provided a “sort-of” denial yesterday, with regard to rumors of a de facto building freeze in Jerusalem:  Obama and European leaders, he

Today I attended a lecture at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs given by Dr. Avi Beker.  Former  Secretary- General of the World Jewish Congress,

Confirmation that peace is not around the corner here.  And confirmation of the error in thinking — as Obama insists — that failure to achieve

Or, possibly, less than half-way.  Not a total cave from our prime minister.  He’s taken one good stand, on one very important issue.  But for