There is no room for insubordination in the IDF on the basis of ideology. That has been the case since Israel was formed as a state and the IDF was constituted from the Haganah. Back then, it took...
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Olive or Canola Oil?
This is the first year I’ve exclusively used olive oil for making latkes and they were unusual and good. Canola is much less expensive and can be very good in certain recipes, but I think...
Paul Samuelson – morte
Paul Samuelson was the first American to win a Nobel for Economics. He, like Milton Friedman, who he often debated, was very influential and considered one of the important economists in American...
Speaking of Chanukah Celebrations…
I noticed that one of our advertisers is Modern Tribe, which sells the Texas Dreidel game. I own a set and can heartily recommend it. It’s a fun, original concept and it’s fun to play...
An Archaeological Hannukah
Leave it to the colonialist Israel Antiquities Authority (the vaunted IAA) to continue to play a role in the formation and enactment of Israel’s colonial-national historical imagination by...
What Israel Should Do if the EU Declares that east Jerusalem is Palestinian
Jpost reports: The 27 EU foreign ministers are scheduled to decide Tuesday on the final wording of a statement on the Middle East that may very well include European recognition of east Jerusalem as...
Old Yaffo Shabbat
Igor Berezovsky took these lovely images. Shabbat Shalom!
The Palestinians Believe They Have Israel in the Corner
The boxing match continues and Israel is about to get bloodied. As I’ve written in the past few weeks, the Palestinians believe the timing is propitious for them to pursue their endgame. I...