January 18, 2009: It Smells
Still last night I had a bit of a “wait and see” attitude: We’re still in Gaza, if Hamas hits us we may start again....
January 17, 2009: And Now?
Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) Saw it coming. It was obvious this past week that we weren’t going to go the whole route, bringing Hamas to...
January 15, 2009: The Crunch
Please know: After this posting there is not likely to be another until after Shabbat, unless something of major significance transpires by early tomorrow. ~~~~~~~~~~...
January 14, 2009: Closer
Closer, that is, to the end of the war. Or so it seems. Egypt has been pushing hard on Hamas, telling them that Israel will...
January 13, 2009: Slowly, Slowly
Prayers, please! Second Lieutenant Aharon Karov, who is from Karnei Shomron and serves in the Paratroopers Battalion, was critically injured in a booby-trapped house in...
January 12, 2009: Time to Be Critical?
As I indicated yesterday, I’ve been reticent because criticism of the government strikes me as unseemly in a time of war. Whatever the motivation of...
January 11, 2009: Angst and Revolution
From the start of this war, I was determined not to criticize the government, as long as it proceeded to do the right thing —...
January 10, 2009: Chazak! Chazak!
Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) When we complete the reading of a book of the Torah, as we did this Shabbat with the completion of Breishit...
January 9, 2009: Games and Risks
We suffered one additional loss yesterday: Staff – Sergeant Amit Robinson, 20, of Kibbutz Magal, was apparently killed by Palestinian sniper fire. during battle. With...
January 8, 2009: Diplomatic Confusion
Major Ro’i Rozner, of the Kfir Brigade, has been killed by mortar fire in a fierce battle in the region of the former Jewish community...