Advertisements I had an uneasy feeling of déjà vu. Not a precise echo, but more like the same response to a different, but similar, situation. The feeling came over me when I heard former President Barack Obama dismiss the movement to Defund the Police as a “snappy slogan.” I understandContinue Reading
Advertisements Israel is going to hold its FOURTH round of elections in two years in March. Based on early polling, it looks like the choice for Israeli voters will be between a corrupt right wing-religious government and a more honest and even more right-wing-secular one. The list of variables isContinue Reading
Advertisements It seems like we were just here, but Israel is going to elections again. One thing is certain about this round, and that is that Benny Gantz, like so many challengers to Benjamin Netanyahu before him, has been crushed and will no longer be a significant factor in thisContinue Reading
Advertisements Joe Biden is, hopefully, being reminded from every corner that the White House he will be going into in 2021 is a very different one than the one he left in 2017. While he seems unlikely to put too much energy into Israel-Palestine, certainly in his early days inContinue Reading
Advertisements A broad coalition of Church groups and denominations have sent a letter to President-elect Joe Biden urging him to pursue a “just and lasting peace” between Israel and the Palestinians. Echoing a sentiment heard frequently lately, the groups told Biden that “…walking back policy changes made by the TrumpContinue Reading
