Window on Israel
An Israeli should be careful in criticizing the United States.
One reason is pragmatic. The United States--like all the rulers of empires in the past--holds our fate in its...
E-TONE
Last month’s Hurricane Isaac proved that sometimes we can see the storm on the horizon while this week’s tornado in New York taught us that other times it can sneak up...
The Wilder Way
Jack Berger, a good friend of mine, who spends time in Chicago when not in Hebron or Jerusalem, wrote this. It is reprinted here with his permission....
Conflicted Land
The story of how Israel reached the – real or perceived – brink of war with Iran is not exactly what it appears to be.
At some point in recent years, Israeli...
The Bottom Line
When a high-ranking congressional staffer asked me this summer whether Israelis appreciate all the US does for the Jewish state, my response was an unequivocal "Yes."...
The Eisenman Line
Don't hold back. Now's the time. There will never be a better one (with all due condolences and comfort to those who have already been wounded, maimed, or sacrificed,...
Egypt's Missing...
With the help of the social networks and internet, the revolution made it very clear to the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) that the old days of brainwashing the...
Mitzner's Blitz
It is often assumed that due to its remote location, Finland is immune to global terrorism and security threats that other Western countries face. According to the annual...
Levant in Focus
By Tony Badran
If there is one group in Syria that embodies the trans-national currents running through Syrian society, and which is likely to have increasing...