July 6, 2010: Behind Closed Doors
So we waited patiently — or impatiently, as the case may be — to hear what would come out of the Obama-Netanyahu meeting today. We...
July 5, 2010: This Must Be Said
As I write, we are perhaps 24 or 36 hours from the meeting Obama will have with Netanyahu at the White House. There is much...
July 4, 2010: Say It Isn’t So!
Happy Independence Day to America! May Americans be mindful on this day of the values of the founding fathers. ~~~~~~~~~~ Before I pick up with decidedly...
July 3, 2010: Israeli and American Jews
Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) A change of pace — there is time tomorrow for a return to the news, which certainly brings no great joy...
July 1, 2010: Listen with Care
In my last posting, I referred to PA president Mahmoud Abbas wearing his “moderate” suit. Well, he’s still wearing it. Abbas, reaching out to the...
June 30, 2010: Oh Joy
Special Envoy George Mitchell is here, and resuming “proximity talks.” There are reports that even now — why wait until he comes to Washington? —...
June 28, 2010: Still Determined
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, that is, with regard to carrying out the municipality’s development plan, which will include the demolition of 22 illegally-built houses in...
June 26, 2010: Where to Start?
Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) There are times, and this is one of them, when I feel pulled in multiple directions as I consider what to...
June 24, 2010: First Things First
What you see above is a picture of the Od Yosef Chai Synagogue and Yeshiva (place of Jewish study) in Yitzhar in Samaria. I...
June 23, 2010: A Tight Place
I asked the question in my last post as to whether there will be gain with regard to the Security Cabinet’s decision to allow all...