Periodically, I make the mistake of posting something about the Palestinian/Israeli conflict on Facebook. This often results in a long dialog by various Facebook “friends”. I join in a bit. However, I thought this time, I would open it up to you my blog as readers as well as my Facebook “friends”. Democracy in the … Continue reading
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Mourning in the Morning: How the liberal press optimism and latent fear resulted in Bibi’s victory
You all have heard about the Israeli Election. Everyone that I know with one exception is depressed about it. We all woke up to a great sadness in Tel Aviv. Israel like the USA has a very divided electorate. So it does not take more than 5-10% change to swing everything. But here in Israel … Continue reading
Bibi, King Maker, Double Agent, Politician, Fool or some combination?
I am afraid that I have to add my voice to the discussion about the speech or should I say, performance of Bibi Netanyahu at the Congress. There was so much discussion leading up to this event about the purpose that the various parties had in creating this situation. I am not going to repeat … Continue reading