June 29, 2017 “A Marker of Note” Thirty-three years ago, Yuli Edelstein, who is today Speaker of the Knesset (Likud), was arrested in the Soviet

June 25, 2017 “Thumbs Up?” It’s important to be cautious when analyzing a situation in flux.  But this situation appears to be moving in the

June 22, 2017 Revolting! I struggled to find the right title for this posting – one that would properly reflect my revulsion with what is

June 18, 2017 Outrage, Once Again! I was planning to focus on a matter of concessions our government is apparently planning to make.  But that

June 14, 2017 “Advancing Forward” Intentions may be good, but it’s not always smooth going. ~~~~~~~~~~ Take this situation, for example: Israel has been supplying

June 12, 2017 “The World about Us” In my last posting I shared several ways in which Israel’s shifting relationships with other nations are yielding

June 8, 2017 “Perpetual Rollercoaster” It’s a “normal” situation for us.  We win some, we lose some. Yet, somehow, these last few days, that roller

June 6, 2017 “Fifty Years and Heading Up” June 5th marks fifty years on the secular calendar since the beginning of the Six Day War—a war

June 2, 2017 “A Mixed Report” In my last posting, I said I thought President Trump’s optimistic statements during his visit about Abbas wanting peace

May 28, 2017 “Special Days” How fraught with energy this past week was, with one event running into another.  Moving backwards… Yom Yerushalayim was celebrated