May 29, 2007: Run-Off
Through most of the night, as votes in the Labor primary were counted, MK Ami Ayalon had a higher percentage, but toward the morning former...
May 28, 2007: Politics
As I post this, there is not yet a clear winner in the Labor party primary. Barak and Ayalon are running so neck-in-neck that the...
May 27, 2007: Bad Scene
A critical continuation of my report on Lebanon, from a MEMRI special dispatch released yesterday: Al Hayat in London has just run an interview with...
May 26, 2007: Palestinians in Lebanon
Motzei Shabbat (after Shabbat) "Palestinians in Lebanon" I would like to look northward in this posting. Ultimately all of this affects Israel. ~~~~~~~~~~ In the...
May 24, 2007: Pushing Harder
Yesterday we observed the holiday of Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) here in Israel: a festival carrying the same sanctity as Pesach and Sukkot, it commemorates...
May 20, 2007: Getting Hotter
The Security Cabinet today approved attacks against Islamic Jihad and Hamas commanders responsible for the current Kassam escalation. There will be both air and ground...
May 17, 2007: Jerusalem, Still
Yom Yerushalayim has ended, but, what is it they say? The melody lingers on. There are so many articles on Jerusalem that have come to...
May 15, 2007: Jerusalem
Tonight begins Yom Yerushalayim — Jerusalem Day — which marks the reunification of Jerusalem. This year is special because we are celebrating 40 years. There...
May 14, 2007: PA on the Edge
PA Prime Minister Haniyeh has now accepted the resignation of Interior Minister Hani Kawassmeh; Kawassmeh had tried to resign two weeks ago and was urged...
May 13, 2007: Gaza Indecision
The Kassams keep coming — last Friday one landed near a "strategic facility" in Ashkelon — and the IDF Southern Command keeps pushing for a...