He spoke at the Begin-Sadat center at Bar Ilan University in a highly anticipated speech that was considered a response to the recent assertions and demands of the US administration from Israel. His...
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Obama forgot about me
The NY Times Op-ed page had an editorial by Andre Aciman today. And yet, for all the president’s talk of “a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world†and shared...
A Fascinating Shabbat
Well, this has been a fascinating year considering the Democratic primaries between two very strong and unusual candidates, including an extraordinarily well-run campaign by Barack Obama. A black man...
Hmmm, Quiet Understandings Breached
Some papers have been reporting for a couple of days that Israel is complaining that the new administration is going against previous agreements made with other administrations particularly G.W...
Sacha Baron Cohen’s lap lands in Eminem’s face
Haaretz reports that Eminem stormed out of the MTV movie awards after Baron Cohen, in his gay Austrian reporter Bruno character, floated above the audience and eventually landed right on Eminem...
Gordon St. and the Beach in Tel Aviv Shabbat
The beautiful image is captured by Shay Tal. Not much to report this week. The Israelis removed some outposts to show Obama they respect him. Abbas came to visit Obama and proceeded to admit to a...