In Israel we currently see two worlds clashing. Perhaps more accurately, running parallel, as if the other did not exist. That is, the real world and the world of the internal machinations of the Israeli government and Knesset politics. In the real world, Israel, initially an international leader and example …
Read More »Into the fray: The Trump plan: The good, the bad, the unknown & the untenable
Assessing the overall long-term merits of the “Deal of the Century” is a little like trying to hit a rapidly moving target. Over the years, I have expressed what are generally considered distinctly hardline, hawkish views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I categorically opposed any notion entailing the establishment of a …
Read More »Into the fray-The Temple Mount: No longer in our hands?
As a non-observant Jew I was always skeptical towards the claim of my more devout kin-folk that the Temple Mount was the key to the maintenance of Jewish sovereignty over Israel. I was wrong! It is extremely important that a solution to the current crisis be found by Friday this …
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