UncategorizedMay 20, 2008: CeasefireArleneMay 20, 2008 by ArleneMay 20, 20080314 It made the news today that Olmert is dubious as to whether a ceasefire will work. However, he’s willing to let the process play out
UncategorizedMay 19, 2008: A Glimmer of HopeArleneMay 19, 2008 by ArleneMay 19, 20080343 Let me begin with a link to my latest report on Fatah as moderate. No, this is not the glimmer of hope, although you can
UncategorizedMay 18, 2008: Words, wordsArleneMay 18, 2008 by ArleneMay 18, 20080388 For about the 100th time , Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to resign his position as PA president. This time — at the World Economic Forum
UncategorizedMay 16, 2008: IronyArleneMay 16, 2008 by ArleneMay 16, 20080338 For all his confusion, his desire to see us pull back so that Abbas can have a state that is not "Swiss cheese," President Bush
UncategorizedMay 15, 2008: NakbaArleneMay 15, 2008 by ArleneMay 15, 20080373 The Nakba is the purported "catastrophe" for the Arabs brought on by the founding of Israel. They have been "commemorating" the 60th Nakba for some
UncategorizedMay 14, 2008: IntolerableArleneMay 14, 2008 by ArleneMay 14, 20080374 The entire situation here. Many things that call for discussion can be put aside until tomorrow. I would like here to touch only upon the
UncategorizedMay 13, 2008: InconsistenciesArleneMay 13, 2008 by ArleneMay 13, 20080390 I can only report the information as it comes to me. But sometimes I take a look at the news and am startled at how
UncategorizedMay 12, 2008: InspirationArleneMay 12, 2008 by ArleneMay 12, 20080316 Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, delivered a speech for Israel’s 60th. It is so extraordinary that I must lead off with this today: "All
UncategorizedMay 11, 2008: Inevitable ComplicationsArleneMay 11, 2008 by ArleneMay 11, 20080344 Now, perhaps Olmert is a totally innocent man , who never illegally took an agora (the Israeli equivalent of a penny), but this is not
UncategorizedMay 9, 2008: The Story is OutArleneMay 9, 2008 by ArleneMay 9, 20080316 As judicial officials loosened the gag on the media that had been in place here in Israel regarding an investigation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert,