I really cannot say, as the situation is still too fluid and there remain too many unknowns.  It seems fair (and not particularly prescient) to

It is clear that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan has struck a  nerve with my readers.  I thank all of you who have sent me links

It was in late summer that Salam Fayyad, president of the PA, proposed that a Palestinian state be put in place within two years.  He

Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) As there seem to be an inordinate number of issues of deep concern facing us, I find myself posting daily again

Before Shabbat begins, I want to touch base on a handful of subjects, most mentioned yesterday: The UN vote on Goldstone was taken, and, as we

Israel is launching a massive PR campaign in the face of the capture of the arms ship yesterday.  All ambassadors to Israel from foreign nations

A 140 meter long cargo ship, called the Francop, was boarded by elite Israeli navy commando forces of the Shayetet 13 unit last night outside

In my last posting I expressed concern that Netanyahu had gone too far down a slippery slope with his unofficial agreement to freeze building in

Not from where I stand: it makes me very nervous.  According to news reports here, PM Netanyahu has unofficially given US Envoy Mitchell a commitment

“The Temple” Michael Freund says it so well that I have chosen to begin today with his column in the Post : “Something astonishing, even