On the other hand

Living in Israel one does not need a calendar to know when the next holiday is due or indeed which it is. Read more

Contrasts

A reader of J-Wire commented to me that it was left-wing socialists who had settled and developed what was then Ottoman-ruled and later British Mandated Palestine. Read more

On the other hand

In the wake of the devastating Turkish earthquake, Israel’s emergency international aid organizations have swung into action. Read more

Inconvenient Reminders

Sweeping embarrassing and painful occurrences under the proverbial carpet is a popular pastime for many. Read more

On the other hand

Last week I reported that Israel has had the driest start to the winter season in 60 years and prayers for rain were to be recited. Read more

Looney Tunes

I remember as a youngster (last century) that one of the “shorts” always shown in the cinema before the main feature film was a series of cartoons called Looney Tunes. Read more

On the other hand

It is already the end of January, and with another month and a half to go of official winter, Israel is experiencing the driest start to the rainy season in sixty years. Read more

Glaring inconsistencies

Another week witnesses yet more mind-boggling contortions by so-called friends and declared foes alike. Read more

Frantic Frenzy

The Oxford dictionary definition of frenzy states “a period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.” Read more

On the other hand

Emergency ambulance response times have been in the news recently. Read more

Spot the differences

The pandemic of moral outrage, which has infected all and sundry as Israel finally asserts its sovereign rights brings to mind a famous quote by the late Golda Meir. Read more

On the other hand

The grass is not always greener on the other side of the world. Read more

Collective and compulsive convulsions

One did not need to possess a crystal ball or read tea leaves in order to predict that 2023 would commence with Israel being targeted by the usual motley collection of serial international hypocrites. Read more

On the other hand

The Chanukah lights are packed away for another year, and those who may have overdosed on latkes and survived sufganiyot (doughnuts) can now go back to eating healthy food. Read more

Keep right on to the end of the road

This old song’s opening lines, made famous by the late Harry Lauder, are very relevant as we bid farewell to 2022 and face the uncertainties of 2023. Read more

On the other hand

This Chanukah has proven to be one of the most dangerous and deadliest on record in Israel. Read more

An ill wind blows

An old proverb accurately foretells: “it’s an ill wind that blows no one any good.” Read more

On the other hand

Last week we visited our youngest son in Kiryat Tivon, which is 15 km southeast of Haifa. Read more

Lumen accipe et imperti

This Latin motto of my old college, literally translated as “receive the light and pass it on”, is very relevant as we get ready to celebrate Chanukah, the Festival of Lights. Read more

On the other hand

A startling new report has ranked Israel as the fifth safest country for tourists. Read more

Time to be resolute

Viktor Frankl, the renowned Austrian psychiatrist who was a Shoah survivor, wrote: “to suffer unnecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic.” Read more

On the other hand

Have you ever tasted the difference between organically grown vegetables and the commercially available variety in supermarkets? Read more

Stable doors and bolting horses

This well known expression is generally understood as “to be so late in taking action to prevent something bad happening that the bad event has already happened.” Read more

On the other hand

Every Thursday, I walk to our local public library in order to stock up on another week’s supply of books and return those already read. Read more

Own goals

Scoring an own goal can be a most embarrassing result in a soccer game, but it also has another connotation. Read more

On the other hand

Each and every time the United Nations condemns Israel for having the chutzpah to actually exist, the number of Israelis who support right-wing parties increases. Read more

Aftershocks

After a serious earthquake, it is usual to experience a series of aftershocks, some of them just as severe as the main quake. Read more

On the other hand

One of the many positive features of living in Israel is the experience of meeting and mixing with Jews from diverse parts of the world, sampling their culinary delights and learning about various traditions and customs. Read more

Contagious insanity

It is well known that viruses are contagious, and now it seems that a new variant is rampant among certain sections of the body politic. Read more

On the other hand

They say that the climate is changing, and we must prepare for future catastrophes. Read more

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