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Next year in Jerusalem? Not likely!

Sam Ser — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:24:39 +0000

At the conclusion of my family’s seder on Monday night, when we say “Next year in Jerusalem,” we won’t really mean it. That’s hard for me to admit, after 14 years of living in the holy city, but it’s true. Last summer, my wife and I and our two young boys made the painful decision [...]

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Egypt’s misplaced fury

Sam Ser — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:49:29 +0000

Israel’s ties with Egypt went up in flames this week, like so much natural gas burning in a sabotaged pipeline. Indeed, Egypt has sabotaged its ties with Israel – and the blowback will leave scars. The sudden announcement of the cancellation of the deal to supply Israel with Egyptian natural gas had officials in both [...]

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The good news about the Eisner incident

Sam Ser — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:37:55 +0000

There’s nothing like a rifle butt to the face to sour world opinion on Israel. And clearly, the damage that Lt.-Col. Shalom Eisner caused to the jaw of a pro-Palestinian activist on Saturday pales in comparison to the damage that he caused to Israel in the eyes of an already critical world. But while Andreas [...]

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