April 21, 2009: Where to Begin?
On Sunday, a group of former Partisans (essentially, guerilla fighters against the Nazis) visited an Israeli Air Force Base, where they met with pilots and...
April 20, 2009: Obscene
Today a racist conference began in Geneva. Tonight began Yom HaShoah — Holocaust Memorial Day. Not only has the juxtaposition of these two events not...
April 19, 2009: Deluded and Dangerous
America has lost her way, and I sit here in Israel aghast at what I’m seeing. From the beginning of his candidacy it was clear...
April 16, 2009: Perspective and Reality
Pesach ended last night here in Israel, and ends after dark tonight elsewhere in the world. But before returning to what passes as mundane reality,...
April 7, 2009: As Pesach Approaches
It is unlikely that I will be posting again until after Pesach. I ask you all — please! — after today to hold comments and...
April 6, 2009: Collision Coming?
In an address to the Turkish parliament today, President Obama stated, in a not-so-veiled response to our new government (and Foreign Minister Lieberman in particular),...
April 4, 2009: Strength Required
Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) Pesach comes close, and with it a slow-down in my writing. I ask you please, friends, to limit your communication to...
April 2, 2009: How About This!!!
It’s too soon to be certain, but it’s looking like Avidgor Lieberman, our new Foreign Minister, may become one of my heroes — after all...
April 1, 2009: The Other Side of the Gov’t Coin
Yesterday I expressed my sense of letdown at the formation of the new government. Today I wish to express something else completely different. Prime Minister...
March 31, 2009: Falling Flat
So, the new government was sworn in today, and I find myself unable to work up much enthusiasm. Yes, it’s a very good thing that...