I begin with a speech that PA President Mahmoud Abbas gave last Thursday, on the cusp of the arrival of Sec. Rice to this area....

Recently, when describing what the US would be expecting in the way of concessions from Israel, I said it would soon be time to call...

The IDF is pulling no punches in its reports on what we can expect with regard to terrorism/violence. Yesterday a report from a high ranking...

Undoubtedly the news has made its way to most of you that The Sunday Times (London) reported yesterday that Israel is developing military plans for...

Teddy Kollek, whose name was synonymous with Jerusalem for over 25 years, died on Tuesday at 95; he was laid to rest today in the...

Motzei Shabbat (after Shabbat) In less than 48 hours, 2006 will be history. I would like to share an observation about bringing in the new...

Predictable, if anything was: a Kassam rocket fired yesterday landed near a "strategic installation" in the Industrial Zone of Ashkelon. Then, last night, a rocket...

Tonight is Christmas Eve and to my Christian friends I extend greetings of peace. I only regret that the news isn’t more in accord with...

From time to time I report with a sort of tongue-in-cheek attitude, making fun. I hope and trust all of my readers understand that this...

The truce between Hamas and Fatah fell apart in the last couple of days: at least six have been killed and a former PA official...