January 9, 2008: Uneasy Hearts
There may be a lot of hoopla with regard to Bush’s visit here. But many Israelis find there is little genuine joy in their hearts...
January 8, 2008: First the Hope
I want to start with the news that’s hopeful, precisely because so very little is hopeful. According to a spokesman for MK Effie Eitam (National...
January 7, 2008: Bush is Coming
He arrives on Wednesday and leaves some time on Friday. For those of us who live here in Jerusalem we know what this means: incredible...
January 6, 2008: Understanding the Incomprehensible
To anyone with eyes open , the current political/security scenario truly is incomprehensible. And here we have a superb example of goings-on that leave one...
January 5, 2008: Telling It True
It’s a rare pleasure to read a forthright statement regarding the legality of settlements from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs — on their website...
January 3, 2008: The Ongoing Saga
I would like to return just briefly to the matter of the two terrorists who murdered our soldiers outside of Hevron. I wrote yesterday that...
January 2, 2008: Glimmer of Light
I begin with the link to my report on Fatah: http://israelbehindthenews.com/pdf/ModerateFatah.pdf Please, read it, share it, and use it broadly in writing letters to editors,...
January 1, 2008: Rage
What a way to begin 2008. But there is no response except rage appropriate to what is going on. I refer most pointedly to the...
December 31, 2007: Setting Priorities
That is what I’ve had to do in recent days, my friends. I have refrained from taking the time to post because I have beeen...
December 23, 2007: Fatah
In case there was even the slightest doubt in anyone’s mind — in case anyone might have wondered if maybe, just maybe, Fatah was moderating...