March 26, 2009: The Mess Persists
The political mess I wrote about yesterday is not resolving itself. When Netanyahu presents his government to the Knesset next week, it is possible that...
March 25, 2009: A Huge Mess
That's the state of the world, actually. And I'll get to that. But what I have in mind right now is the political situation here....
March 24, 2009: Labor is In
This is certainly not what those of us who voted right expected, when we saw that the right wing/nationalist parties had garnered 65 mandates. We...
March 23, 2009: Blood Libel
I raise this issue because you might hear about it elsewhere; I want not only to present the facts for you, I would like to...
March 22, 2009: Close the Barn Door
In this case it's not escaping horses we're concerned about, but positions of the US government that have to be discouraged before the damage is...
March 21, 2009: Small Signs of Strength
Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) We need a whole lot more, but I'm grateful for what I'm seeing:It begins with our new Jerusalem mayor, Nir Barkat,...
March 19, 2009: Wait a Minute
I've seen it in a variety of different places with changeable climate (Calgary comes to mind as one): natives of the area say, "You don't...
March 18, 2009: Where to Begin?
Sometimes the issues seem so diverse and overwhelming that it truly is difficult to know what merits first attention. Nothing, but nothing, that comes to...
March 17, 2009: No Shalit Deal
Well, last night Shin Bet head Yuval Diskin and Ofer Dekel, chief negotiator on the Shalit issue, returned from Cairo amidst rumors that there would...
March 15, 2009: Worry and Reprieve
Worry? With regard to some of my concerns right now, this word is an understatement. Deep apprehension might better describe my state of mind. Near...