Posted March 28, 2007
So what is there to say? I am beyond analysis. The 22 nations of the Arab League voted unanimously tonight to revive the Saudi plan...
Posted March 27, 2007
Every day brings something different in the constantly shifting "peace" situation here. Yesterday I read a statement from Olmert that seemed to elaborate on his...
Posted March 25, 2007
I suspect that my postings in the next few days will be only intermittent. This is in part because I am struggling with what to...
Posted March 22, 2007
Mahmoud Abbas, in a meeting with four MKs from United Arab List – Ta’al, indicated that the Arab (Saudi) peace initiative was not going to...
Posted March 21, 2007
Two days ago, Jewish residents of the Hebron area moved into an unoccupied four-story house in Hebron, on the road between Kiryat Arba and the...
Posted March 18, 2007
I would like to paint an upbeat and optimistic picture of the situation here. But I cannot. Not today, at any rate. My feeling is...
Posted March 17, 2007
Motzei Shabbat (after Shabbat) Well, the Palestinian National Council approved the new unity government today, with 83 votes out of 87 council members participating. (There...
Posted March 16, 2007
In response to a reader query, I begin with an explanation of the difference between the PLO and the PA. The PLO, founded in 1964,...
Posted March 15, 2007
The ides of March, and here in Jerusalem spring has taken a hiatus: we have hail, wet snow and heavy rain. But while it’s cold...
Posted March 14, 2007
The Arabs are playing games, but there is nothing funny about it. They’re attempting to put the squeeze on Israel as a step towards destroying...