I want to begin with a request for assistance for the Legal Grounds Campaign, which I co-chair.  We are running a campaign to

There is a profusion of events to report on, none of which is likely to be greeted as good news. So we’ll take

First order of concern:

I have learned from Chaim Silberstein, father of Shira Ish-Ran, that she has had extensive surgery on the site

I begin this post with an urgent message:

Issam Akel is an American citizen; he has residency papers and lives in eastern Jerusalem.