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The Little Shahid March 16, 2004 Shalom. What does the name Abdallah Koran mean to you? Anything? If not, it should. Abdallah Koran should be a banner-sized headline in all news publications around the world, hard-copy and internet. Why? Abdallah Koran is about 10 years old. His exact age is not 100% clear. Yesterday afternoon Abdallah, before making his way […]

Less than perfect March 10, 2004 In Hebron, Purim is a very two-faced holiday. “Of course,” you might say, “that’s the way Purim’s supposed to be.” Purim is a day of costumes, makeup, and much fun. The mask’s make it literally, a two-faced day. But unfortunately, that’s not what I’m talking about. Purim in Hebron is a multi-faceted affair. On […]

Vanunu and Tennenbaum, Yes – Federman, No? March 3, 2004 In a few weeks atomic weapon’s spy Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli equivalent of the American Rosenberg couple, is due to be released from prison after serving an eighteen year sentence. Vanunu, it might be recalled, was convicted of publicizing Israel’s nuclear secrets, having been employed at the atomic power plant […]

Israel on Trial February 23, 2004 Yesterday was a normal Sunday – the beginning of the week. In Israel we live a five and a half to six day work week which begins on Sunday and ends Friday afternoon. We have a one-day weekend. Sunday morning – the kids go to school, the parents to work. Nothing out of the […]

The Ha’aretz Hooligans February 17, 2004 HaAretz is at it again, playing its favorite game, “Hebron Bashing.” Only a few days ago it was announced that David Landau, editor of the English edition of the newspaper, was appointed editor-in-chief of the Hebrew morning daily. Landau, a religiously observant Jew, actually visited Hebron a few years ago and toured with Noam […]

A Jewish Decision February 3, 2004 “I have given an order to plan for the evacuation of 17 settlements in the Gaza Strip.” “It is my intention to carry out an evacuation – sorry, a relocation – of settlements that cause us problems and of places that we will not hold onto anyway in a final settlement, like the Gaza […]

Kill Jews – It Works! January 29, 2004 Why do Arabs continue to kill Jews? It’s clear that the suicide bomber, who exploded in a Jerusalem bus this morning, murdering 10 Jews (as of this writing) and wounding about 50, was acting out the goodness of his heart. While the ‘palestinian policeman’ from Bethlehem who belonged to Gedudei El-Aktza of […]

The Seventh Year January, 2004 The seventh year is known to be one of rest, allowing for study and introspection, looking back at the past, learning from it, drawing conclusions, while amassing strength and looking to the future. So the time has come to look back. Exactly seven years ago Israel signed and implemented the Hebron accords – ceding over […]

On a personal note: Consolation’s VictoryJanuary 7, 2004 Shalom. As some of you may have noticed, I didn’t post anything for a few weeks. A little while ago I posted a ‘current events’ commentary.  However, I’ll request your forgiveness and in addition, post a second, more personal article. Almost four weeks ago my father died. He, and my mother, may […]

Will David Cohen Die Again? January 7, 2004 Almost two months ago four ex-security chiefs made international headlines when they “chided Israel,” in the words of a BBC article. “The men called for Israel to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and dismantle Jewish settlements, or face “disaster”” [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3270491.stm]. Included in the group were four ex-heads of the Israeli Shin-Bet security […]