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August 14, 2012
11:00 am

Morsi’s maneuvers

The one thing that is certain in the Middle East is uncertainty. Just yesterday I was praising the actions of the new Muslim Brotherhood President Morsi of Egypt for......

August 13, 2012
8:03 am

Who’s next?

Here is a series. Complete the final item: Abidine Ben Ali, Ahmed Saleh, Muammar Qaddafi, Hosni Mubarak, ....If you said Bashar Assad you are right, but you get no......

August 12, 2012
7:20 am

Life without air conditioning

OK, here's an easy question. Why does the air conditioning always go out in August? The answer of course is because it's the hottest month. I am writing this......

August 10, 2012
8:57 am

Noted Olympic contrast!

A sharp contrast is evident at the Olympic Games in London, almost all the sprinters are black and almost all the swimmers are white. The undeniable fact is that......

August 9, 2012
7:41 am

Attack in Sinai

A serious terrorist incident occured at the Sinai border crossing between Israel and Egypt on Sunday that that has major implications. The incident took place in several stages: First,......

August 8, 2012
8:37 am

Munich Olympics myths and realities

On Sunday at the AACI Netanya we went to hear a presentation by one of the Israeli athletes who survived the massacre at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich,......

August 7, 2012
9:14 am

The Jews of Libya

We visited a small exhibition held at the Netanya City Museum on the Jews of Libya. Why Libyan Jews in Netanya? Because soon after the founding of Israel the......

August 6, 2012
7:36 am

Palestinian inequity

On the basis of long experience do not expect the Palestinians to show gratitude to Israel for making concessions. In line with Pres. Obama's pressure on Israel to make......

August 5, 2012
7:56 am

Middle East war?

The disturbing news is that Russia is sending three warships to its port facility in Tartus, Syria. This is their only warm water port in the Mediterranean and was......

August 1, 2012
8:16 am

Jerusalem is Israel’s capital

Each country gets to pick its own capital. Israel is a sovereign country whose capital is Jerusalem. But, only in the case of Israel does the world not recognize......

July 31, 2012
8:28 am

Syrian shambles

The civil war in Syria has taken another turn towards the denouement of the Assad regime, with the clash in Aleppo between the insurgent Syrian Free Army and the......

July 30, 2012
8:24 am

Romney’s visit

There is a clear distinction between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama in respect to the degree to which they would support Israel. Consider Obama's actual performance as President, 1.......

July 29, 2012
12:23 pm

The opening ceremony

I enjoyed the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London, although at times it was a bit hard to follow what was going on. As far as amazing......

July 27, 2012
8:26 am

Olympic fantasy

I have decided I could compete in the Olympic Games. I could enter the events for jumping to conclusions or running in circles. I am inclined to overcome any......

July 26, 2012
8:23 am

A minute of ambivalence

I am ambivalent about many things, it saves having to decide and actually act. Maybe its a sign of age, I mean maturity, and wisdom. But, I am especially......

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