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Oct 3, 2024, 11:36 PM

Israel finally takes the initiative

Israel has achieved remarkable success against Hezbollah and other enemies in the last few weeks. Hezbollah is reeling, with its top leadership assassinated, including its charismatic chief Hassan Nasrallah. Its potent rocket and missile inventory (including launchers) has been...

Sep 27, 2024, 12:20 AM

US advises Israel to defend, not attack

In December 1941, after the Japanese perpetrated a sneak attack on the US Navy and its sailors at Pearl Harbor, the US should have gone into full defense mode and not attacked Japan. Sound crazy? Yes. But that response...

Aug 29, 2024, 3:53 PM

Tuvia explores his roots

I recently received a new book to review from the Israeli English language publisher, Gefen Publishing: “Careful, Beauties Ahead.” It’s probably the fifth book by Tuvia Tenenbom that I’ve read. Each one has been a very informative read. Tuvia...

Aug 27, 2024, 11:45 AM

Recipes from the Envelope

I periodically receive new books (in English) to read and review from Gefen Publishing, located in Jerusalem. But the day I received “Cooking Together - The Israeli Pantry; Recipes Originating from the Gaza Envelope” I handed the book to...

Aug 15, 2024, 11:27 PM

Cooling it in Jerusalem

Israelis are sweating out the expected rocket offensive from either Iran or Hezbollah - or both - while going about their business, vacationing in Israel or elsewhere, or cooling off in their air-conditioned homes or workplaces. A constant in...

Aug 2, 2024, 6:07 PM

A crisis in the West

If I weren’t a very optimistic guy, I’d lose sleep every night over the situation that Israel and the West are in today. We’ve been at war for nearly 10 months with the terrorist Hamas movement which tyrannically rules...

Jul 7, 2024, 11:20 AM

Will Israel accomplish its war aims?

Since Hamas barbarously attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, the West has insisted that Israel be responsible for the health and wellbeing of the Gazans, despite the fact that, even now, the majority still support Hamas. Throughout the war,...

Jun 25, 2024, 6:12 PM

Jews – the Eternal People?

Beha’alotecha, a recent parsha (Torah selection), prominently mentions the Menorah, with its seven gold branches on a large lamp stand. The Menorah is the most prominent symbol of Judaism and Israel; it is featured on Israel’s emblem. The original...

May 28, 2024, 9:06 AM

You don’t get objective news

Israel supposedly has a public relations problem. But the underlying reason for this perception is that mass+social media maximizes anti-Israel events and barely reports incidents from a non-biased perspective. The sympathy that was elicited by the huge, horrendous October...

May 17, 2024, 11:13 AM

Can Israel Win?

Can Israel win against Muslim terrorists, that is the question. The last time that Israel won such a war was the Six Day War of June, 1967. During that war Israel defeated all five neighboring Arab armies that had...

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About Me

Steve Kramer grew up in Atlantic City, graduated from Johns Hopkins in 1967, adopted the hippie lifestyle until 1973, then joined the family business for 15 years. Steve moved to Israel from Margate, NJ in 1991 with his family. He has written more than 1100 articles about Israel and Jews since making Aliyah. Steve and his wife Michal live in Kfar Saba.