The talks haven’t begun yet – they won’t for another 10 days – but Mahmoud Abbas, the venerable Abu Mazen who wrote a dissertation minimizing or denying aspects of the...
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Jerusalem Hills Shabbat
I miss it already. Shabbat shalom to all of you!! (image source)
An incredible document
I think I’ve linked to this before but it doesn’t hurt to give this report its own post. Sixty years ago, on Nov. 29, 1947, the UN General Assembly passed UNGA Resolution 181. This was...
As Democracy Fails
We take it for granted sometimes that we enjoy freedom of speech, a strong democracy, a vibrant election system that enjoys the benefits of a free media and that any citizen can freely run for office...
The Middle in Israel
Yes, it is true. I have returned from Israel after my first visit in a bunch of years. I was in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Sderot and even visited with our grand poobah, ck. Although I...
Not with a bang but a thud
Mahmoud Abbas, in the best Arafat impression he could muster, actually balked at signing the innocuous document (see below) at the last minute. Apparently, Condi had to take him aside, whisper sweet...