UncategorizedFrom Israel: ”Gaza? The Head Spins!!”ArleneDecember 21, 2023December 21, 2023 by ArleneDecember 21, 2023December 21, 20230284 My dear friends, the news is not all bad. Not at all. In fact, we are doing well in our battle against Hamas in Gaza.
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “How Heavy It Is!!” ArleneDecember 17, 2023December 17, 2023 by ArleneDecember 17, 2023December 17, 20230289 Our nation receives news daily of IDF soldiers killed in action in Gaza. On Friday, Sergeant first class (res.) Shay Uriel Pizem, a tank commander
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Our Determination Is Iron!!”ArleneDecember 14, 2023December 17, 2023 by ArleneDecember 14, 2023December 17, 20230264 I begin with a painful note about losses in Gaza: “Ten Israeli soldiers, including two commanders, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip on
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Hold Fast to the Light!!”ArleneDecember 12, 2023December 14, 2023 by ArleneDecember 12, 2023December 14, 20230300 On this, the sixth day of Chanukah, I want to begin with a story about light. ~~~~~~~~~~ There is a square in a prominent
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Shall We Look at the ‘Civilians’?”ArleneDecember 7, 2023December 12, 2023 by ArleneDecember 7, 2023December 12, 20230306 I am referring, of course, to the civilians of Gaza that the international community is terribly alarmed about. The civilians of Gaza we are accused
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “The Breakdown Is Irrevocable!!”ArleneDecember 3, 2023December 3, 2023 by ArleneDecember 3, 2023December 3, 20230325 The breakdown of the ceasefire with Hamas, that is. It damn well better be: It is time for intense fighting. Read to the end
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Pulling Ourselves Past the Nightmare!!”ArleneDecember 1, 2023December 1, 2023 by ArleneDecember 1, 2023December 1, 20230284 There are no simple, clean solutions to the nightmare in Gaza. This has been my message throughout. There is no easy win; at every juncture
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Why is Israel at war with Hamas??”ArleneNovember 29, 2023November 29, 2023 by ArleneNovember 29, 2023November 29, 20230270 Read down for the answer. Dear friends, truly, I get it! It’s a mitzvah to rescue captives, and especially is this so as we are
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Dueling with the Devil!!”ArleneNovember 26, 2023November 27, 2023 by ArleneNovember 26, 2023November 27, 20230212 It was Minister Ofir Akunis (Likud) who referred to Hamas as the devil in an interview two days ago. https://worldisraelnews.com/watch-israel-made-a-deal-with-the-devil-to-get-captives-out-likud-minister/ I thought that most appropriate:
UncategorizedFrom Israel: “Tangled Hope and Trepidation!!”ArleneNovember 21, 2023November 23, 2023 by ArleneNovember 21, 2023November 23, 20230285 I wrote last about the painful difficulty of making decisions regarding our war against Hamas – when we are caught in a situation in which