Bob Avraham Yermus grew up in Toronto, Canada, and moved to Israel in 1986. He has a B.A. in Early Childhood Education from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly known as Ryerson Polytechnical Institute), and an M.A. in English Literature from Hebrew University. Without a professional or academic background in politics, international relations, or punditry, comments here come from the layman's perspective in the face of events and those who comment on them.