June 5, 2009: More
I knew there'd be more to say about Obama's speech. How could there not be, when I wrote in the heat of my first response,...
June 4, 2009: The Speech and Its Implications
I write this almost immediately following the completion of Barack Hussein Obama's speech in Cairo. What I provide here is in great measure my take;...
June 3, 2009: A Core Issue
It's called an Executive Agreement or Memorandum of Understanding. This is an exchange between two heads of state in which there is a quid pro...
June 2, 2009: This Is Our Fight
As President Barack Obama makes demands of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, as he challenges him and plans to weaken him, he is at the same...
June 1, 2009: Briefly Only
To discuss all of the hot issues that call for attention, and to do full justice to each, would require more time than is possible...
May 31, 2009: Standing Tough
So much to discuss within a rapidly shifting scenario. I begin with a clarification of my previous stated position on Netanyahu, Obama, and the outposts....
May 27, 2009: First Things First
And the first order of business is Shavuot, which begins tomorrow night. This holiday, the culmination of our counting of the Omer for seven weeks,...
May 26, 2009: Drawing Sense from Confusion
If I could turn myself into a fly on the wall, and be present at key meetings, it would be great. Or if I could...
May 25, 2009: Outposts and Settlements
The picture is unsettling -- indeed, infuriating, but it's also complex and, I believe, not grim. There are some indications of government intentions to get...
May 21, 2009: The Proof is Here
The proof that the Palestinian Authority is not really working toward a state, that is. I wrote yesterday about Palestinian Arab objections to Obama's plan...