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...
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...