From Israel: “Uti Possidetis Juris”
I do not doubt that many of you are wondering about the title of this posting, which may seem more than a bit enigmatic. Uti...
From Israel: “The Intolerable and a Modicum of Trust!!”
It is such an enormously tangled time. I want to begin by sharing something that is a source of enormous pride. It bolsters us as...
From Israel: “A Hurdle Too High!!”
Please, be sure to read this to the end. I turn first today to President Trump’s State of the Union address, delivered on Tuesday night....
From Israel: “Oi! A Bummer!!”
How quickly things can change. Last week, after President Trump unveiled his “Deal of the Century,” there was euphoria, both here in Israel and abroad,...
From Israel: “It’s True What They Say about the Devil!!”
He really is in the details. As promised, this is my follow-up posting on the “Deal of the Century.” I think it likely that there...
From Israel: “The Really Big Fly in the Ointment!!”
I am a strong supporter of President Trump, as my readers know. Starting with cancellation of the Iran agreement, he has taken bold and constructive...
From Israel: “The Ultimate Balancing Act”
The world of politics: It would be wrong to say that there is never clarity of purpose inspired by high ideals. But it is rare....
From Israel: “He Made Me Cry”
It was Vice President Mike Pence, a speaker today at the Fifth World Holocaust Forum gathering—“Remembering the Holocaust, Fighting Antisemitism” at Yad Vashem—who brought tears...
From Israel: “It Ain’t ALL Bad, Folks!!”
As the rain is pouring down while I sit at my computer, I begin with this. Year after year Israel suffers drought. Last year was...
From Israel: “It’s Time…”
Time to touch base on Israel’s political situation. I have studiously avoided writing about it for many weeks because the situation has been so in...