Archives for May 2006

The new Haveil Havalim (#70) is up – hosted once again by Soccer Dad. As always, there’s a lot to read – and as Vaguely Sinister Wife and I are leaving tonight for one of our trademark whirlwind trips through the States (almost three days in San Diego to lecture at a conference, almost three […]

I received the following AllExperts question last night, and I just sent in my response. I did not enjoy writing it; but I didn’t have any good excuse to refuse to answer. The question: Boker Tov and Shalom Don, I have a question, I was watching Yulie Cohen Gerstel’s documentary about the Holocaust and the […]

This week’s Haveil Havalim Jewish Blogs Carnival is up! Soccer Dad has done a great job putting it all together. Click on over and enjoy!

I try to avoid commenting publicly on what other commentators write; I dread becoming that lowest of all literary creatures: a critic. My act of self-restraint is often most difficult (dare I say heroic?) in the case of Jerusalem Post columnist Caroline Glick. Ms. Glick is a fine writer with strong Zionist values, excellent qualifications, […]

From this article in today’s Jerusalem Post: The financial tensions combined with the fight for control of the security forces has turned Gaza into a tinderbox, with tensions constantly bubbling just under the surface. Sounds like a rather wet tinderbox to me…