Judeophobia Recycled

Yom Hashoah this year is being commemorated by Jewish communities worldwide amidst the biggest upsurge of hate and incitement since the liberation of the concentration camps in 1945. Read more

On the othern hand

With a week of Chol Hamoed (intermediate days) Pesach, Israelis took the opportunity to visit nature reserves and picnic with family and friends. Read more

Preordained script

Quote: “The future is an unknown but a somewhat predictable unknown. To look to the future, we must first look back upon the past. That is where the seeds of the future were planted.” (Albert Einstein) Read more

On the other hand

This is the thirtieth year that we will be celebrating Pesach in the Promised Land. Read more

Passover road map

It may in the end have taken forty years to get here but the road map couldn’t have been clearer. Read more

On the other hand

Nothing is predictable or gradual in Israel. Read more

Inconvenient revelations

Very often there are news items that upset conventional thinking and as a consequence, they sink without trace. Read more

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Hating Jews has once again become fashionable. Read more

Under the radar

If something is flying under the radar it usually means that it is undetected or unseen. Read more

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Israel has just passed a momentous milestone. Read more

Beware the Ides of March

Any history student of Julius Caesar’s life will instantly recognize the significance of the Ides of March. Read more

On the other hand

According to long-time locals and weather experts, this current winter has been the coldest, bleakest and longest we have experienced in recent memory. Read more

Post-Purim reality checks

The festivities are over, the fancy costumes and masks are put away for another year and it is time to take note of the real world again. Read more

On the other hand

This year Purim is being celebrated in the shadow of death and destruction on the continent of Europe not seen since the dark days of the Second World War. Read more

A Gantze Megillah

This well known Yiddish expression, usually used as a wry comment, basically means a “complicated and involved situation or state of affairs without end.” Read more

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The first blossoms are appearing on the trees and early signs of spring are evident. Read more

Beyond the headlines

According to surveys, on average five times as many people read the headlines as read the news items. Read more

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If COVID has kept you from visiting Israel for the last two or more years be prepared for major surprises when you eventually do make it here. Read more

Perilous omens

Quote: “There is something coming this way and I don’t want to be here when it arrives.” Read more

On the other hand

There is a worldwide surge in consumer prices and this has also impacted Israeli households. Read more

Loud and clear

When the weather is about to turn nasty the early indications of impending storms are usually loud and clear. Read more

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Living in Israel one really does not need to have a calendar in order to know when the next festival is approaching. Read more

Shameful yet not unexpected

During a long and eventful history, the Jewish People have encountered myriad shameful situations. Read more

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Amidst all the pressures generated by Omicron and seasonal winter ailments combined with overstretched medical personnel and resources, there was some positive news this week. Read more

Meaningless and meaningful words

As the well-known saying proclaims, actions speak louder than words. If our actions don’t change, the words become meaningless. Read more

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The “big one” has arrived. Read more

Premature euphoria

The recent passing of a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly sponsored by Israel (and others) has caused much jubilation. Read more

On the other hand

Will it or won’t it? That is the question currently exercising the attention of many Israelis. Read more

It’s not rocket science

Quote: It’s not rocket science. It’s really about common sense (or lack of it). Read more

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In at least one crisis, Israel is not alone. Read more

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