May 19, 2008: A Glimmer of Hope
Let me begin with a link to my latest report on Fatah as moderate. No, this is not the glimmer of hope, although you can...
May 18, 2008: Words, words
For about the 100th time , Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to resign his position as PA president. This time — at the World Economic Forum...
May 16, 2008: Irony
For all his confusion, his desire to see us pull back so that Abbas can have a state that is not "Swiss cheese," President Bush...
May 15, 2008: Nakba
The Nakba is the purported "catastrophe" for the Arabs brought on by the founding of Israel. They have been "commemorating" the 60th Nakba for some...
May 14, 2008: Intolerable
The entire situation here. Many things that call for discussion can be put aside until tomorrow. I would like here to touch only upon the...
May 13, 2008: Inconsistencies
I can only report the information as it comes to me. But sometimes I take a look at the news and am startled at how...
May 12, 2008: Inspiration
Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, delivered a speech for Israel’s 60th. It is so extraordinary that I must lead off with this today: "All...
May 11, 2008: Inevitable Complications
Now, perhaps Olmert is a totally innocent man , who never illegally took an agora (the Israeli equivalent of a penny), but this is not...
May 9, 2008: The Story is Out
As judicial officials loosened the gag on the media that had been in place here in Israel regarding an investigation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert,...
May 8, 2008: Independence Day
"Independence Day" Last night, many here in Israel — before going out on the street to see fireworks or to dance or to just stroll...