It is now three years since Gilad Shalit was grabbed by terrorists who had tunneled under the fence at the border of Gaza.    

You may have your own take on how things will turn out in Iran, and right now it seems to me that whatever you would

Last Thursday, the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, in conjunction with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Foundation), sponsored a conference: “Hamas, the Gaza War, and Accountability

From where I am sitting, there is currently a surfeit of articles and analyses about Netanyahu’s talk. And while, undoubtedly I’ll return to the subject

The majority of communications I’ve received with regard to my last posting indicates that those responding to my material, in the main, seem to agree

What is muted is the criticism of Netanyahu’s speech from the right wing of his own party. Minister of Information Yuli Edelstein, for example, said:

I am greatly appreciative of the Zionist tone of the just-completed words of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. He said things that have very badly needed

Unease, a restive sense — within the nation and within the hearts of many of us. For we are on the edge and very few,

It does appear that we are going to stand strong on the issue of settlements. That is reportedly the word that Mitchell got from Bibi

There’s plenty to report on/analyze with regard to Obama and his administration (including material on the settlements, below), but it’s time to take a vacation