From Israel: Grief Rises!
Please read this to the end and share broadly. His chances weren’t good. He suffered severe trauma while still in utero, after his mother Shira...
From Israel: A Time for Great Anger
What is happening is not to be believed; certainly not to be tolerated. And so there is no response more appropriate than anger. With it,...
From Israel: Tracking Those Winds
I begin this post with an urgent message: Issam Akel is an American citizen; he has residency papers and lives in eastern Jerusalem. Two months...
From Israel: Winds of War – Again!
But this time we are looking at the possibility of war in the north, a far more serious war than one with Hamas would be....
From Israel: Follow the Light, My Friends
Last I wrote, I began with good news, which set an optimistic tone, and then followed with a catalogue of worrisome issues. The good news...
From Israel: Storm Clouds and Sun
I’m going to start with the good news. It’s such a pleasure to have news to share. It is hardly a secret that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s...
From Israel: Divisive, Divisive!
Monitoring the news since my last posting, I have encountered the following and more: – MK Avigdor Lieberman, until very recently defense minister, said –...
From Israel: The Fix Will Not Be Quick
In my last posting, I wrote about hope – and I still have hope. We should all have hope. However, while we are in a...
From Israel: Surprise! There is Actually Hope
It’s been tough going on the political scene these past few days. By yesterday, stories were changing almost hourly as tensions built. Conflicting reports emerged...
From Israel: How Not to Wage War
Our government’s premature willingness to stop the attack on Hamas yesterday was distressing and infuriating. Several people confessed to me that they found it nauseating....