A balagan in Hebrew is a state of confusion. And, indeed, with the end of the war in Gaza, this is what we are witnessing:

Still last night I had a bit of a “wait and see” attitude: We’re still in Gaza, if Hamas hits us we may start again.

Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) Saw it coming. It was obvious this past week that we weren’t going to go the whole route, bringing Hamas to

Please know: After this posting there is not likely to be another until after Shabbat, unless something of major significance transpires by early tomorrow. ~~~~~~~~~~

Closer, that is, to the end of the war. Or so it seems. Egypt has been pushing hard on Hamas, telling them that Israel will

Prayers, please! Second Lieutenant Aharon Karov, who is from Karnei Shomron and serves in the Paratroopers Battalion, was critically injured in a booby-trapped house in

As I indicated yesterday, I’ve been reticent because criticism of the government strikes me as unseemly in a time of war. Whatever the motivation of

From the start of this war, I was determined not to criticize the government, as long as it proceeded to do the right thing —

Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) When we complete the reading of a book of the Torah, as we did this Shabbat with the completion of Breishit

We suffered one additional loss yesterday: Staff – Sergeant Amit Robinson, 20, of Kibbutz Magal, was apparently killed by Palestinian sniper fire. during battle. With