From Israel: ”Vile and Maddening!!”
The meaning of “vile” is fairly obvious. But “maddening”? I am referring to the back-room bargaining and extensive game-playing that have been taking place as...
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From Israel: “It’s Deplorable!!”
There are not a whole lot of people within the Israeli political system that I’m pleased with at the moment – and that is a...
From Israel: “Madness: Nonstop!!”
Madness aside for the moment, I begin on a high note, with a hope that all who celebrated Pesach found joy and meaning within the...
From Israel: “Infuriating and Deplorable!!”
Here we are, in the midst of Pesach, with the final day coming on Shabbat here in Israel, and also on Sunday, outside. This is...
From Israel: “So Close and Yet…!!”
“Chik-Chok” is a commonly used Hebrew slang expression that roughly means speedily – one, two, three quick. One might say, no frills. And that, my...
From Israel “Do We Know Where We’re Going??”
The election in Israel is next Tuesday. Here I offer my perspective on what’s happening and what we might expect. First, several background points:...
From Israel: “Buckle Your Seatbelts, Israel!!”
So we’re into election campaign mode. This does not, by any stretch of the imagination, mean that matters will now go smoothly: We’ve got a...
From Israel: “The Nonsense of Our Political Circus!!”
Tonight we kindle the first light of Chanukah. And it strikes me that this year the messages and themes of the holiday are especially important:...
From Israel: “Do Not Hold Your Breath, Folks!”
It appears that we are a “go” for the unity government. For now: I have yet to speak with anyone who believes that the new...
From Israel: “Respite from the Lunacy!”
I wrote in my last posting about the passing of First Lady Nechama Rivlin, z”l. But I return to this subject briefly now because the...