From Israel: “Madness: Nonstop!!”
Madness aside for the moment, I begin on a high note, with a hope that all who celebrated Pesach found joy and meaning within the
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From Israel: “Infuriating and Deplorable!!”
Here we are, in the midst of Pesach, with the final day coming on Shabbat here in Israel, and also on Sunday, outside. This is
From Israel: “So Close and Yet…!!”
“Chik-Chok” is a commonly used Hebrew slang expression that roughly means speedily – one, two, three quick. One might say, no frills. And that, my
From Israel: “The Inmates are Running the Asylum”
A harsh indictment of America, I realize, but one much deserved. I have watched, aghast and pained, as US citizens have caved in large numbers
From Israel “Do We Know Where We’re Going??”
The election in Israel is next Tuesday. Here I offer my perspective on what’s happening and what we might expect. First, several background points:
From Israel: “Stay Alert! The Dynamics Are Shifting!!”
Before I return to the convoluted saga of the Gulf States and what may be coming down the road, a bit of good news that
From Israel: “Well, How About That!!”
We here in Israel knew we were doing very well with regard to corona, as compared with the rest of the world. And there were
From Israel: “They Would Spit in Our Faces!!”
If we let them. And so the ultimate question is where Israel stands. When I speak of “them,” I am referring to national and institutional
From Israel: ”Clueless and Sinking!!”
In his book, “Blink,” pages 107 -108, Malcolm Gladwell discusses the modern approach to warfare. After Desert Storm [waged against Iraq in 1990], the Pentagon
From Israel: “The Many Tactics of Israel’s Enemies!!”
This past Shabbat – the Shabbat before Purim – was Shabbat Zahor, during which we read from a Torah portion (for maftir) that commands the