Deplorable Diplomacy and Duplicitous Diplomats

Well, it was unlikely that Rice, who was just here, would have readily walked away without further concessions from Israel for the sake of the "peace process." Some concessions, of some sort, from our...

“Tension in the North”

Posting: April 2, 2008 "Tension in the North" A report by a 'top military intelligence officer" to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee yesterday included a warning that Hezbollah is getting ready for new violence...

Incisive Commentary from Jerusalem

Posting: March 24, 2008 "Fatah and Hamas" Well, here we are in the midst of an ever-changing scenario that has yet to play itself out. Officially, neither the US nor Israel has comment on the agreement signed...

Incisive Commentary

Posting; March 5, 2008 "Could Be Worse" The situation is not exactly wonderful, but truly something much worse than what we're seeing right now might have developed. Condoleezza Rice has left. After meeting with Tzipi Livni today,...

Incisive Commentary

Posting: February 27, 2008 "More?!" Over 40 Kassams were launched from Gaza today. Hamas has claimed credit for this barrage. One rocket hit in Sderot near Sapir College, killing student Ronnie Yechiya, who was the father of...

Protecting Our Children: A Plan of Action to Deal with Mass Arrests of Supporters...

The Threat: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, saved by the United States from his domestic rivals in wake of the Winograd Report, is under tremendous pressure to dismantle Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. Olmert has...

Two Weeks of Incisive Commentary

February 21, 2008: Standing Strong Before returning to current news items, I would like to refer back to one of the themes of yesterday's posting, regarding the inability of some Israelis (some Jews) to defend...

Pa. Senator Arlen Specter’s 17th Visit To Syria Again Produces Nothing

Sen. Arlen Specter has fallen into a trap that makes him look silly and damages U.S. interests as well as the cause of peace and democracy in the Middle East. Mr. Specter may have been...

Insight into the “Humanitarian Crisis” in Gaza

The situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate. Israel has given guarantees that there will be no humanitarian crisis: that sufficient supplies to prevent this will be allowed through crossings. This doesn't mean there will be...

Incisive Commentary

Posting: January 9, 2008 "Uneasy Hearts" There may be a lot of hoopla with regard to Bush's visit here. But many Israelis find there is little genuine joy in their hearts at the arrival of the...