From Israel: “Caught in the Quagmire!”
Quagmire, morass, predicament. Call it what you will, Israel’s current political situation is one hell of a mess. Actually, I call it a busha,...
From Israel: “May Heaven Help Us!!”
We have just completed the three-week holiday cycle that began with Rosh Hashana and ended with Simchat Torah (a rejoicing in the Torah). It has...
From Israel: “Ouch!!”
The situation I address here is awash in complexities and troubling aspects. This past Sunday, October 6, President Trump, after a phone conversation with...
From Israel: “Politics? Phooey!!”
Hey, I know politics are a fact of life, necessary for civil governance. But it happens that a consideration of the political situation here is...
From Israel: “Where Are We???”
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday night received the mandate for forming a new government from President Ruby Rivlin. That the president acted so quickly...
From Israel: “Announcing…”
While we await a bit of clarity regarding our election results, I wish to share other information: Since 2012, I have been co-chairing the Legal...
From Israel: “A Very Swift Pain!!”
With regard to the elections and their tortuous aftermath. Of course. As this is a professional posting, I refrain from telling you where the pain...
From Israel: “Urgent!!”
The election is upon us now – only two days away – and the situation is not substantially different from what it was when I...
From Israel: “Yuck!!”
I have made no secret of it: the current election campaign has not exactly been an enlightening period for Israel. For many of us, this...
From Israel: “We Can’t Hide!!”
There is an idiom that came to my mind this week: “You can run, but you can’t hide.” It really hit home: There is a...