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Feb 16, 2016, 10:25 PM

Which Came First – The Media Or The Story?

On December 24th 2015, the day after the terrorist stabbing attack at Shaar Yafo, on my way to the Kotel via Shaar Yafo, outside of Mamilla Mall on the square close to the Gate, I walked past the scene...

Jul 15, 2015, 12:07 AM

Mussar from the Fix-it Guy

A glass of cold water? I offered the plumber. He’s also the electrician and general fix it guy. My landlord calls him for everything and so by now we're on a friendly footing. No, it’s kappur for me. Caper? How do you...

Jan 21, 2015, 9:51 AM

Sunday saw the death of six Iranians including a general and six members of Hezbollah, in an apparent group suicide. Allegations have surfaced that the men were on a mission to set up missile launching bases in Syria from which...

Jan 15, 2015, 11:49 PM

Jewish Provocation

A week after the massacre at the office of Charlie Hebdo where ten people armed with unpopular ideas, a sense of humour, and pencils, as well as two Policeman, lost their lives, Charlie Hebdo again issued a magazine displaying...

Aug 8, 2014, 11:46 AM

Components of a weapon

I wrote the following in November of 2012 during Operation Pillar of Defense. When Hamas say, as they frequently do, in their absurd and violent language, we want all Jews dead, we Jews understand; after all, they only exist in...

Jul 30, 2014, 12:48 PM

And Now For Something Completely Familiar

Escaping the news for a few minutes recently I googled Monty Python to read about how their farewell concerts at the O2 centre in London had gone down. Then, curious to see if it would still amuse, desiring a...

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