Advertisements Once again, history becomes the battlefield in the Israel-Palestine conflict. And as usual, both sides in the debate have their self-serving versions. In 2011, there is a lot less gray area in this history. Most of the history of 1948 is clear as far as the facts are concerned.Continue Reading
Advertisements Many things are going to be overshadowed at least for a few days by the big news of Osama bin Laden’s death. One of them, though in the headlines in Israel, was already getting less attention than it deserved. The scandalous announcement by Israel’s Minister of Finance, Yuval SteinitzContinue Reading
Advertisements It is no surprise that the assassination of Osama bin Laden has brought a wave of celebration in the United States. I, however, found my sentiments best expressed by a 9/11 survivor, Harry Waizer: “If this means there is one less death in the future, then I’m glad forContinue Reading
Advertisements During a Passover Seder, we Jews tip our cups of wine and let drops spill. This symbolizes, and more importantly acknowledges and mourns, the suffering of the Egyptians under the yoke of the ten plagues God inflicted on them. I always found this remarkably touching and meaningful. The ancientContinue Reading
Advertisements Quite frankly, the Goldstone Report on the Israeli devastation of the Gaza Strip and Hamas rocket firing during what was called Operation Cast Lead has been a fiasco of politicization from day one. Back in November of 2009, I wrote a piece looking at some of the basic flawsContinue Reading
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