Commentary: Double Talk As Policy?

Yuval Diskin, head of the Shin Bet, reported to the Cabinet yesterday that the smuggling of weapons from Egypt to Gaza is increasing. Egypt, I remind you, in case you have forgotten, has a...

We need the guts to say no to Rice

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his successor Ehud Olmert justified unilateral disengagement on the grounds that we were obliged to take initiatives to break the impasse in the absence of a Palestinian peace partner. In...

Commentary: How Should Israel Respond… ?

We are receiving additional warnings from military and security personal regarding the dangers in Gaza and the need to go back in: Yesterday Yuval Diskin, head of Shabak (security services) appeared before the Knesset Foreign...

Its role during difficult times: An Interim Report

When Karen AbuZayd succeeded Peter Hansen as Secretary-General in June 2005, Israelis who interfaced with her (from the Foreign Ministry and relevant offices of the IDF) expressed hopes that her style of functioning would...

Moving On in Sderot

Sima Abukasis looked on quietly as Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger and several Knesset members joined dozens of her Sderot neighbors and friends yesterday at a modest commemoration of the second anniversary of the death...

Sderot Tenses for the Next Round

An Israeli TV crew joined us on our trip to Sderot the other day. They are in the process of shooting a short documentary on Gush Katif refugees in which we appear. "The bombing of Sderot...

Incisive Commentary: Time for Action

Posting: October 25, 2007 "Time for Action" As these are serious times, action in the US is called for. And so I ask each of you who is a US citizen to help. Below you will find...

Police and Harsh Rhetoric in Bethlehem

Rhonda Spivak, an attorney and a writer, is a member of the Canadian and Israel Bar Associations. It was a hot Friday afternoon on August 7, when I went to Bethlehem on. I didn’t have...

News Analysis

The Israeli government is waiting for the US government to put in writing what Clinton told Netanyahu verbally. Israel might have to wait a long time. Yesterday, when State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley was asked about...

J Street in Jerusalem

JStreet, an organization that tries to influence American policy and promote a 2 state resolution of the on the Israeli/Arab war, has spawned a branch in Jerusalem, JStreetU. JStreetU aims to educate foreign college students...