Tag Archives: Pres. Rivlin

Most of you are probably familiar with the phrase, spoken by someone who feels neglected or left out, “What am I, chopped liver?” Well, broadly I apply this sentiment now to Israel, which has taken a back seat in the focus of my last few postings. (Apply it with a …

Election number three. What was different? Exit polls, having twice underestimated Prime Minister Netanyahu and his block’s number of Knesset seats in April 2019 and September 2019, now overestimated them. Only by a small number. But a very critical one. Despite predictions of voter fatigue – turnout has steadily increased …

Today was Yom HaShoah VeHaGevurah – Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust and Heroism.   (For there were not only Jewish victims, there were also Jewish heroes.) Here in Jerusalem, in the wee small hours last night, there was the most incredible prolonged, downpour – the likes of which I have …