August 1, 2007: Snake in the Grass
When it comes to twisting arms, Condoleezza Rice is a world champion, and right now she's on a roll. In Saudi Arabia, at the beginning...
July 31, 2007: Perverse
According to Al-Hayat in London, which cited an Israeli "senior government source," Olmert and Abbas have set up a secret channel for discussing final status...
July 29, 2007: Narratives
Narrative is the politically correct buzz word these days: There's your narrative (version of events) and there's mine. No absolute truth. No documented history. One...
July 27, 2007: Courage
Their names were Avshalom Haviv, Meir Nakar and Yaakov Weiss , and their memories stand as a blessing. In yesterday's Post, Yehuda Avner told their...
July 25, 2007: Danger
Ehud Olmert continues to be inordinately eager to promote a Palestinian state. Yesterday I wrote about the refusal of the leaders of the international community...
July 24, 2007: Rejoicing
Last night I went with friends to participate in the reading of Eicha -- Lamentations on the destruction of the Temple -- on the Tayelet,...
July 23, 2007: Tisha B'Av
Tonight at sundown begins Tisha B'av -- the ninth of Av -- the most solemn day in the Jewish calendar. It was on this day...
July 22, 2007: Worser
One keeps hoping -- indeed, praying -- that the news will get better. But it doesn't. Last week Iran President Ahmadinejad was in Damascus for...
July 20, 2007: Those Prisoners
Well, the High Court did not accept the petition of the Almagor Terror Victims Association that the slated release of 250+ Palestinian prisoners be blocked....
July 19, 2007: Confronting Hamas
An unnamed "senior IDF officer " has given a briefing with regard to the situation in Gaza that is being broadly cited. I am assuming...