The holiday of Purim for me was once synonymous with debauchery, chaos and wilding. Obviously as I matured in the thirtysomething adult that I am today getting rip roaring drunk until I was unable to distinguish between good and evil became a less of a priority. I was thinking last night about my pr...

Let me clear. I am no fan of Salaam Fayad. He’s made statements like this: “What is the essence of resistance, especially in light of the current occupation?” Fayad asked. “Does it not begin with all possible efforts to strengthen the permanence of the Palestinian citizens on...

Mira Award and Noa (photo Ronen Ackerman) Noa is about to represent Israel along with Israeli Arab performer, Mira Awad, in the Eurovision song contest. Until recently, the Israeli Sephardic vocalist had an impeccable musical and political reputation both within Israel and abroad.  Among other thin...

Ahhhh.....Shabbat, the day of rest. Or cleaning rooms and doing expense reports. One of the two. How about the day of catching up on writing? So once upon a time, I went to America for a comedy tour about life in Israel. Oops, North America. (Sorry, Canada.) Definitely an odd week. B'kitzur, I was i...

While it is well known perhaps to Israelis, few outside know that Avigdor Lieberman, whom Israel’s new prime minister is poised to name as foreign minister, plead guilty in 2001 to beating a child.  I’d heard of this story but never read any news coverage about the event nor read a conf...

President Hussein's silence in the face of an Islamic terror attack on the Jews screams volumes. White House mum on Jerusalem attack WND Departs from practice of immediately condemning terrorism against Israelis JERUSALEM – Officials in Jerusalem are quietly scratching their heads in wondermen...

Human rights investigators are adding yet another alleged war crime to existing accusations of Israel’s war-time exuberance, as Amnesty International officials believe Israel’s military forces engaged in “wanton destruction” of civilian homes during the bloody assault on Gaza...

One of the disturbing aspects of the Chas Freeman appointment is how it has exposed the true agenda of Israel’s critics. Outside of Israel, there are plenty of reasons to be skeptical of this appointment. And yet the anti-Israel Left applauds it. I hardly think that these people have any sympa...

In order to show that it is even-handed in its approach to the Middle East, the United States must show that Israel is in violation of its commitments as the Palestinians. The Washington Post reports that yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dutifully played her role. Secretary of State Hil...

Sunday, March 8, is the International Women’s Day. Marina Maximillian Blumin, a young singer who caught the national spotlight during her appearance in “Kochav Nolad” (the Israeli version of “American Idol”), will perform this Saturday in the Comfort club in Tel Aviv. E...