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Tammuz 24, 5769, 7/16/2009 ‘Lone-Star State’ greets Visitor From Lone-Star country Posted in Texas Insider – http://www.texasinsider.org http://www.texasinsider.org/?p=12187 Last summer I had the pleasure to host three Texan families in Hebron, including Mike, Vance and Janie, and Larry and Leigh-Ann. Their enthusiasm and support were so tangible that about six months ago I visited them in Amarillo, spending a few days […]

Tammuz 11, 5769, 7/3/2009 Law enforcement in Judea and Samaria: Facts not fiction law enforcement is selective in Judea and Samaria and depends on the ethnic origin of the alleged perpetrators From time to time the media features a rash of news and opinion articles about the state of law enforcement in Judea and Samaria. These are invariably highly critical of […]

In the footsteps of the Mufti – Eighty years laterJuly 2, 2009 A few days ago I escorted a lovely woman originally from Guyanaaround Hebron. A writer, speaker and diplomat, this woman seemed very aware of the events taking place throughout the world, and here in Israel. But one thing perturbed her: why were people like us, Hebronresidents, and others […]

Listening to Netanyahu’s speech, I almost got carried away. Almost. For a fleeting few moments I thought that we might just get through the event without any damage. It almost seemed that Netanyahu had read my ‘dream speech’ and was actually influenced by it. Even when he mentioned the unmentionable two words (hyphenated with the add-on –demilitarized) I wasn’t overly […]

Sivan 20, 5769, 6/12/2009 Special secret preview of Netanyahu’s Sunday speech My fellow countrymen,Yesterday, on the holy day of Shabbat, worshipping at a synagogue close to my Jerusalem home, I listened intently to the weekly Torah portion. It tells the story of 12 spies, sent by Moses, to study Eretz Yisrael and its residents, prior to the Israelites entering into […]

Sivan 17, 5769, 6/9/2009 The Cycle of Life Over the years I’ve authored many different kinds of articles, dealing with various subjects; some political, some personal, some satire, some sad, some happy. Today’s is a real mix.   A few nights ago I attended a special wedding in Kiryat Arba. The chatan, or groom, is the son of a friend, […]

Darchei Noam Published: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 10:38 AM A fitting award for Noam Arnon. Many years ago an Arab called a friend of his: “They’re after me, they want to kill me and my family. No one will help us. What can we do?” His friend, realizing the seriousness of the situation, quickly answered: “Come to my house. I’ll […]

Iyar 19, 5769, 5/13/2009 Bibi and the American Inquisition Last week PM Netanyahu told his cabinet, “I think we must make great efforts to ease life for the Palestinians while keeping security constraints in mind.”Israel has much experience ‘easing life’ for Arabs living in Judea, Samaria and Gaza. Following signing of the Oslo Accords, Israel moved out of all of the […]

Iyar 11, 5769, 5/5/2009 Mashtapim This is not the first time Jews have connived with the enemyThe Obama pressure cooker is gearing up to full capacity. One of the first acts of the Obama regime has been formation of a broad coalition of forces, including American Jewish leaders, to pressure the State of Israel into abandoning and relinquishing land to […]

Nisan 30, 5769, 4/24/2009 30 years ago – Returning to live in Hebron Beit Hadassah and Beit HaShisha Pesach 1968 – Jews return to Hebron to celebrate Pesach.Erev Rosh HaShana 1971 – Jews move from the Hebron Military Compound to the newly founded Kiryat ArbaErev Rosh Hodesh Iyar 1979 – Jews Return to the city of HebronA week and a half after Pesach a […]