UncategorizedAugust 18, 2008: Those PrisonersArleneAugust 18, 2008 by ArleneAugust 18, 20080240 The list of the 199 prisoners to be released has been finalized and published, and it is likely that they will be released at the
UncategorizedAugust 17, 2008: Bad NewsArleneAugust 16, 2008 by ArleneAugust 16, 20080220 Bad, bad news: According to Maya Bengal in Maariv today, Olmert has submitted a proposal on Jerusalem to Abbas in an effort to reach an
UncategorizedAugust 15, 2008: Most DisconcertingArleneAugust 14, 2008 by ArleneAugust 14, 20081189 That title might apply to most of what’s happening these days, I realize, but I have one particular situation in mind: On Wednesday, Haaretz revealed
UncategorizedAugust 12, 2008: Remembering Gush KatifArleneAugust 11, 2008 by ArleneAugust 11, 20080189 It is now three years since the expulsion of Jews from the communities of Gush Katif in the southern Gaza Strip and other communities in
UncategorizedAugust 10, 2008: Tisha B’Av ReflectionsArleneAugust 9, 2008 by ArleneAugust 9, 20081196 With full acknowledgement to Rav Ari Kahn, whose Tisha B’Av shiur (lesson) I attended this morning. Sharing the essence of the message… We are taught
UncategorizedAugust 8, 2008: Tisha B’AvArleneAugust 8, 2008 by ArleneAugust 8, 20080186 Immediately upon the close of Shabbat tomorrow night we begin Tisha B’Av (the ninth of the month of Av): a day of Jewish national mourning
UncategorizedAugust 7, 2008: AudacityArleneAugust 7, 2008 by ArleneAugust 7, 20080205 What do you do if you are a lame-duck prime minister with a single digit approval rating and you’ve been negotiating a very problematic deal
UncategorizedAugust 5, 2008: The Good and the BadArleneAugust 5, 2008 by ArleneAugust 5, 20080202 The recent incidents involving Hamas-Fatah violence have had some interesting and positive repercussions internationally. Less and less is the world sympathetic to a people that
UncategorizedAugust 4, 2008 : Update and OnwardArleneAugust 4, 2008 by ArleneAugust 4, 20080218 Well, seems Abbas has been convinced to take the members of Fatah who fled from Gaza, saying that he recognizes their lives would be at
UncategorizedAugust 3, 2008: Where to Start?ArleneAugust 3, 2008 by ArleneAugust 3, 20080204 I confess: I feel so inundated with evidence of official stupidity — including some very dangerous stupidity — on both sides of the Atlantic that