UncategorizedAugust 31, 2008: A Strong StandArleneAugust 30, 2008 by ArleneAugust 30, 20080378 According to a Friday report by Ben Caspit in Maariv, subsequently carried in The Jerusalem Post, Arutz Sheva and elsewhere, a decision has been made
UncategorizedAugust 29, 2008: UnrestArleneAugust 28, 2008 by ArleneAugust 28, 20080391 Since Rice’s visit earlier this week, there are suggestions that the pace of our negotiations with the PA have accelerated and that something secret is
UncategorizedAugust 25, 2008: Words, WordsArleneAugust 25, 2008 by ArleneAugust 25, 20080365 What shall we call it? A lot of hot air? Declarations “signifying nothing”? Barak said that Labor would resign the coalition if the budget were
UncategorizedAugust 24, 2008: Budget MachinationsArleneAugust 24, 2008 by ArleneAugust 24, 20080415 Budget is always connected to politics, but this time around it seems more so than usual — because of the instabilities of our current situation.
UncategorizedAugust 22, 2008: Caught BetweenArleneAugust 22, 2008 by ArleneAugust 22, 20080371 Never mind that Israel isn’t flexing her muscles to the maximum that she might, she is, in no regard a superpower. And when the dynamics
UncategorizedAugust 20, 2008: ScaryArleneAugust 20, 2008 by ArleneAugust 20, 20080386 I cannot think of a better word to describe the current international situation, which seems only to be worsening over time. We’ve got Russia moving
UncategorizedAugust 18, 2008: Those PrisonersArleneAugust 18, 2008 by ArleneAugust 18, 20080409 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, 20080409 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, 20081381 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, 20080380 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