August 22, 2008: Caught Between
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...
August 20, 2008: Scary
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...
August 18, 2008: Those Prisoners
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...
August 17, 2008: Bad News
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...
August 15, 2008: Most Disconcerting
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...
August 12, 2008: Remembering Gush Katif
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...
August 10, 2008: Tisha B’Av Reflections
With full acknowledgement to Rav Ari Kahn, whose Tisha B’Av shiur (lesson) I attended this morning. Sharing the essence of the message… We are taught...
August 8, 2008: Tisha B’Av
Immediately upon the close of Shabbat tomorrow night we begin Tisha B’Av (the ninth of the month of Av): a day of Jewish national mourning...
August 7, 2008: Audacity
What do you do if you are a lame-duck prime minister with a single digit approval rating and you’ve been negotiating a very problematic deal...
August 5, 2008: The Good and the Bad
The recent incidents involving Hamas-Fatah violence have had some interesting and positive repercussions internationally. Less and less is the world sympathetic to a people that...