UncategorizedDecember 4, 2007: ChanukahArleneDecember 4, 2007 by ArleneDecember 4, 20070279 Tonight begins our Festival of Lights , Chanukah. And it occurs to me that this holiday has particular relevance for us this year. Chanukah has
UncategorizedDecember 3, 2007: How Blatant Does It Have to Be?ArleneDecember 3, 2007 by ArleneDecember 3, 20070321 On November 19, Ido Zoldan, an Israeli father of two from the village of Shavei Shomron, was killed in a drive-by shooting. Quickly, Al Aksa
UncategorizedDecember 2, 2007: Partition FallaciesArleneDecember 2, 2007 by ArleneDecember 2, 20070355 November 29, 1947 was the day that the UN General Assembly voted for Resolution 181, in favor of the petition of Palestine into two states
UncategorizedDecember 1, 2007:The Shame of ItArleneDecember 1, 2007 by ArleneDecember 1, 20070339 Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) Bad enough that enemy of Israel Jimmy Carter libels us with charges of apartheid. Does our own prime minister have to
UncategorizedNovember 30, 2007: In ShortArleneNovember 30, 2007 by ArleneNovember 30, 20070261 The early advent of Shabbat makes possible for me today only the very briefest of postings, but I wanted to touch on key matters, with
UncategorizedNovember 29, 2007: Better LateArleneNovember 29, 2007 by ArleneNovember 29, 20070297 It would be a stretch of some proportions to say I am now happy with Olmert, but I am decidedly less unhappy. Yesterday he had
UncategorizedNovember 28, 2007: First TakeArleneNovember 28, 2007 by ArleneNovember 28, 20070316 In Annapolis yesterday, President Bush read a joint statement on behalf of Olmert and Abbas. This was a last minute statement that was made possible
UncategorizedNovember 27, 2007: VaudevilleArleneNovember 27, 2007 by ArleneNovember 27, 20070293 For the uninitiated: vaudeville is an old-time stage show in the US, which featured songs and dances, juggling, and slapstick (a physical comedy with collisions,
UncategorizedNovember 26, 2007: CroakArleneNovember 26, 2007 by ArleneNovember 26, 20070300 I wouldn’t say it here. I put out a proper posting. But allow me to quote my mother, who is 89 years old and lives
UncategorizedNovember 25, 2007: Plodding OnArleneNovember 25, 2007 by ArleneNovember 25, 20070305 Hillel Halkin’s recent piece on Annapolis in The NY Sun is so essentially sensible in its basic perceptions that I recommend you read it. Annapolis,