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May 12, 2013
4:19 pm

Both Lapid and the Demonstrators Have it Wrong

A storm of protest has broken out over the new budget proposal presented by Finance Minister Lapid. I understand these protests, and if I was Yair Lapid I would......

May 6, 2013
4:00 pm

The Lessons of the Wrong Wars

Why is it that, in most cases, when people try to apply the lessons of history they tend to employ the wrong lessons? For the past two years the......

April 7, 2013
9:48 pm

Thinking About Yom Hashoah

The annual commemorative ceremony at Yad Vashem ended just a few minutes ago. Yom Hashoah (the yearly memorial to the Six Million murdered, to the heroism exhibited by them,......

March 15, 2013
7:48 am

To Yair Lapid

Dear Finance Minister Designate Lapid, I know you never dreamed of being Finance Minister, and you are no doubt fearful of taking on a job in which (regardless of how......

February 24, 2013
12:36 pm

What if “Gatekeepers” Wins An Oscar?

Tonight the Academy Awards will be presented. Among the films competing for the title of "Best Documentary" is the Israeli film "Gatekeepers" (Shomrei Hasaf"). I am not a film......

February 4, 2013
1:04 pm

Could this time really be different?

The new Knesset is being sworn in today. Negotiations are ongoing to form a new government. There is still a sense here that all things are possible. At......

January 23, 2013
8:07 pm

The Israeli Electorate Has Spoken

The Israeli public has spoken. Despite the fact that the final results will not be known until tomorrow, we can learn a great deal from the preliminary tallies. First, we......

January 13, 2013
2:53 pm

Decision 2013: I decided (kind of), Now It’s Your Turn….

A week ago I wrote a long article explaining why I have no ideal candidate for whom to vote in the upcoming Israel election. Now that the election is......

January 10, 2013
1:11 pm

Stop Writing About Hagel!

For the last two weeks commentators in the Israel and the Jewish world have been obsessing over the appointment of Chuck Hagel as the U.S. Secretary of Defense. I......

January 6, 2013
6:44 pm

Pollard and the US & Israeli Elections

Many issues have been discussed over the course of this American and the Israeli election cycle. However, the fate of Jonathan Pollard is one issue that has not received......

December 31, 2012
1:37 pm

Politics of fear, politics of hope, politics of sand

Almost 40 percent of the Israeli electorate is said to be unsatisfied with the choice of candidates in the upcoming elections. This is an astounding figure considering the large......

December 9, 2012
8:47 pm

American Jews: a guide to dissent

Last night, I received the following email from a liberal Zionist friend in the United States: “Well, after Meshal's speech, how optimistic are you that you will live to......

December 2, 2012
11:51 am

“Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick”

“Speak softly and carry a big stick” are the oft-quoted words of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Unfortunately, Roosevelt’s lesson of leadership has been completely lost on the Likud party......

October 28, 2012
4:35 pm

Yitzhak Rabin- In Memoriam

Today is the 17th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Rabin. It’s hard to believe 17 years have passed since that tragic event. Last night I attended a memorial......

October 21, 2012
12:21 pm

A Wasted Election

I have been trying to write this piece for two weeks. I cannot comprehend why this article has been so challenging to compose. Why has it been so hard......

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