Yom Ha’atzmaut now draws to a close. As Arutz Sheva so aptly put it: "3,500 years old and 59 years young." ~~~~~~~~~~ "We have won

It always astounds me: the way in which we move from a day of sadness to a day of joy in a sudden transition. But

I have been asked to give my postings titles, so that they can be more easily relocated. And so, I will give it a constructive

So many of us here in Israel have been watching the Olmert government with something like horror. We are finding its policies to be cause

A bit of a balagan — which in Hebrew means a situation of confusion, a mess — is what has evolved here: Just days ago,

Well, let’s hear it for peaceful overtures. At a press conference in Damascus today, Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal indicated that Syria would like to

Tonight begins Yom HaZikaron l’Shoah ve l’Gvurah — Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust and of Heroism, a somber day here in Israel. All places

As I report on what is happening in this part of the world, it is almost always implicit (sometimes I state it explicitly) that nothing

Pesach has ended here in Israel, and will draw to a close outside of Israel after sundown today. We are back to normal, however one

As Pesach begins tomorrow night, I am about to begin a week-long hiatus. This posting will be the last for a few days. To all