Happy Hudna

Happy Hudna June 30, 2003 Well folks, peace is at hand. According to some accounts, there are even pessimists who are optimistic. The new-found love between Israeli officers and their palestinian ‘counterparts’ is so apparently visible in the newspaper pictures published today, especially the front page photo of an Israel officer resting his hand on the arm of a uniformed […]

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Increasing Attention Spans

Increasing Attention Spans June 23, 2003 Shalom. Last week I spent a few days in Washington D.C., participating in the annual Zionist Organization of American Mission to the U.S. capital. The events included both the expected and the unexpected. The expected: a presentation by State Department official, Dr. David Wurmser, dealing primarily with issues concerning weapons of mass destruction. Of […]

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Uncle George

Uncle George June 2, 2003 Shalom. As this is being aired, I am sitting outside my home, Beit Hadassah, in Hebron, doing my monthly stint of guard duty. All of us take turns, for six hours, thereby assisting in the efforts to keep Hebron’s citizens safe. Opposite me are a number of Arab apartment buildings, including a large villa, perched […]

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