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June 15, 2013
6:10 pm

Guns & nails, the sound of music, and the incongruities of life

Right after writing a post about how the region and, in particular, the countries on Israel's north could blow up at any time, it might seem a......

May 19, 2013
1:07 pm

Out of the frying pan. . .

Despite being named the eighth most redneck city in the U.S. as reported by that prestigious journal, ransackedmedia.com, I love my hometown of Sacramento. It is a pleasant tree-lined city with blue rivers and greenery......

January 31, 2013
7:34 pm

Skiing, sushi, and the vote

Last week was an interesting and eventful week for Israel but, then, they all seem to fit that description. It was also a fun and satisfying week for me. I......

January 17, 2013
8:56 pm

The great pepper caper and other stories

In what could be the greatest Middle East debacle since I reported on the Saudi Arabian pencils and panties scandal at this time last year, it has now......

January 4, 2013
10:20 pm

Miracles

Having just finished the season of miracles, I thought I would report on a few miracles I experienced about a week or so ago. I had lost my car......

November 28, 2012
6:03 pm

Tragic Comedy, Palestinian Style

The situation would be comic if it wasn’t all so hopeless and tragic. You’ve got a statehood bid by an entity that has two sub-entities. One is......

November 21, 2012
4:51 pm

My first war: part II: Tel Aviv bus bombing

A friend of one of our sons just posted: "The ground war has begun--in central Tel Aviv." A bomb went off on a bus in a crowded Tel Aviv area......

November 20, 2012
9:52 pm

Jeremy Ben-Ami: The hubris of an oracle

I am often amazed at the contradictions and the hubris demonstrated by self-described lovers of Israel who criticize it and lobby the American administration to pressure it for its......

November 20, 2012
1:11 pm

My first war: regrets and observations

The outpouring of concern and support we have received since I posted on Facebook and e-mailed my brief message about our first (and hopefully only) experience with a red......

November 16, 2012
12:50 pm

Is The Ship Really Sinking?

As the old saying goes, "two Jews, three opinions." The University of California at Davis is no exception. At the small, pleasant Reform Congregation Beit Haverim in Davis, there are......

October 31, 2012
10:40 pm

Bocce ball, Richard Rodriguez, and the nation-state

My wife and I just returned to Israel from a wonderful eight days in Italy. Tuscany, to be exact. Three nights in Florence, three in Sienna, and two in......

October 4, 2012
1:34 am

MY UPSIDE DOWN WORLD, OR SAY IT AIN’T SO

I've been back home in California since the second week in August, and am now getting ready to......

July 29, 2012
10:17 am

Sister act

On August 14 the Sacramento City Council will consider a proposal to form a Sister City relationship with Ashkelon, a city along the southern coast of Israel. Predictably, members......

May 24, 2012
6:03 pm

Boycott British Bangers

I've decided to boycott the British. It is fairly difficult to actually think of anything useful or attractive that the British make, but I am going to give it......

April 28, 2012
10:36 pm