Iranian in-your-face obstinacy is what we must be grateful for.  It is all that can save us, as we confront the  foolishness and naiveté being

The United States and Israel are today holding the biggest-ever joint missile defense drill ( the Juniper Cobra 10 exercise) that will take into account

An outrage, an act devoid of justice and morality, but not unexpected:   On Friday, the UN Human Rights Council, meeting in Geneva, endorsed the endorsed

Khaled Abu Toameh writes in the Post today about the “forced marriage” between Fatah and Hamas — the reconciliation being shoved down their throats by

Daniel Pipes has written an article — “Peace Process or War Process?” — in the fall issue of Middle East Quarterly that is brilliant in

After five days in the area, and two meetings with PM Netanyahu, that’s pretty much how US Middle East envoy Mitchell has left Israel.  There

Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) Today we celebrated Simchat Torah here in Israel, ending the holiday season.  Outside of Israel, it will be celebrated tomorrow, and

This (z’man simchatenu) is what Sukkot is called.  It begins tomorrow night.  A blessing to be here:  all over,  sukkahs are being erected and decorated. 

The Goldstone Report — which charges Israel with war crimes: the deliberate targeting of civilians — has now been presented to the UN Human Rights

I hope that everyone who observed Yom Kippur yesterday found peace and a spiritual high.  Now we head for the most joyous of holidays:  Sukkot,