November 1, 2009: Is This OK?
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...
October 29, 2009: The Temple
"The Temple" Michael Freund says it so well that I have chosen to begin today with his column in the Post : "Something astonishing, even...
October 28, 2009: Israel and International Law
OK, mea culpa. I wrote "Goldwater" Report in my last posting when I meant "Goldstone." Lots of people caught it. And I appreciate having it...
October 27, 2009: The Mask Has Dropped
J Street's mask, that is: According to today's Post, J Street has a "university arm," and has decided to drop the "pro-Israel" half of its...
October 25, 2009: Iranian Perversity
Iranian in-your-face obstinacy is what we must be grateful for. It is all that can save us, as we confront the foolishness and naiveté being...
October 21, 2009: US - Israel Relations
The United States and Israel are today holding the biggest-ever joint missile defense drill ( the Juniper Cobra 10 exercise) that will take into account...
October 18, 2009: No Surprise
An outrage, an act devoid of justice and morality, but not unexpected: On Friday, the UN Human Rights Council, meeting in Geneva, endorsed the endorsed...
October 15, 2009: A Facade of Unity
Khaled Abu Toameh writes in the Post today about the "forced marriage" between Fatah and Hamas -- the reconciliation being shoved down their throats by...
October 14, 2009: The Way to Victory
Daniel Pipes has written an article -- "Peace Process or War Process?" -- in the fall issue of Middle East Quarterly that is brilliant in...
October 12, 2009: Empty-Handed
After five days in the area, and two meetings with PM Netanyahu, that's pretty much how US Middle East envoy Mitchell has left Israel. There...