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...
May 10, 2007: Benchmarks
I would like to focus today on a Post column by Evelyn Gordon, entitled, "Benchmarks for a bloodbath," because I consider it so important. Gordon...
May 8, 2007: Critical Lesson
"Critical Lesson" A lesson not learned: Maj.-General (res) Yaakov Amidror has done a briefing for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs entitled, "Strategic Lessons of...
May 7, 2007: Politics
Yesterday I wrote about reports that Barak had struck a deal with Olmert in which he agreed to save the coalition. There was talk about...
May 6: Frozen in Place
Nothing critical to report today on the political horizon. Wish there were. Olmert and Livni have met and agreed to work together, cooperating in order...
May 3, 2007: Oh So Slowly
One has a desire to be finished with it all — to see the government overturned and the process of healing begun. But it’s not...