We had our first rain of the season tonight . Short, but not sprinkles — a true torrential downpour. In this part of the world

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice: She’s giving it the "old college try," keeping a smile on her face in public. And she delivers optimistic pronouncements

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice , who is here now, came with full intention of strong-arming the Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams into reaching a

(After Shabbat) "The Israel Initiative" Over four years ago, when I wrote my first major report on UNRWA, I concluded that "The terrorism generated in

The hope? That Bush and Rice are going to end up mighty embarrassed about the conference they have been promoting with such obtuse obstinacy, such

Not quite . It takes a lot to render me speechless. But the events of the last few days push me in that direction. The

Prime Minister Olmert made a statement at the Cabinet meeting yesterday. Said he: "The situation is different than in the past. For the first time,

Saman Abu Sitta, who was a member of the Palestine National Council and is a strong advocate for "right of return," written a letter to

Several hoaxes that the PA has perpetrated have been exposed of late, some more significant than others but all worthy of mention. Collectively, these hoaxes

Motzei Simchat Torah (after the holiday) The prospects for a "peace" between Israel and the PA, that is, to be negotiated before the proposed conference