September 4, 2008: Hope
Yes, hope. I didn't realize how hungry for it I was, how bereft of it I felt, until today... I sit here, along with many...
September 1, 2008: Not To Be
According to Wafa Amir, writing for Reuters, Abbas told Olmert yesterday that the PA would not be part of any interim agreement. What is more,...
August 31, 2008: A Strong Stand
According to a Friday report by Ben Caspit in Maariv, subsequently carried in The Jerusalem Post, Arutz Sheva and elsewhere, a decision has been made...
August 29, 2008: Unrest
Since Rice's visit earlier this week, there are suggestions that the pace of our negotiations with the PA have accelerated and that something secret is...
August 25, 2008: Words, Words
What shall we call it? A lot of hot air? Declarations "signifying nothing"? Barak said that Labor would resign the coalition if the budget were...
August 24, 2008: Budget Machinations
Budget is always connected to politics, but this time around it seems more so than usual -- because of the instabilities of our current situation....
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...