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L’chaimMarch 16, 2003 Hi. L|’chaim. I’m coming to you tonite from Arutz Sheeeeeva (sing) I’m here with my good friend Johnny – You know Johnny – poor guy – he doesn’t have a car, he goes everywhere by foot – my friend Johnny – he’s a real Walker. Ha Ha Ha – Get the joke? Purim in Hebron – you […]

Eli and Dina Horowitz March 8, 2003 Shalom. I met Mrs. Bernice Wolff a number of years ago. She came over from the United States, bought an apartment in Ma’ale Adumim, and spent a lot of time here in Israel, visiting her family. Every time I met her she would launch into a succinct political analysis, always aware of what […]

No Question Marks March 3, 2003 Shalom. As all the newspaper headlines heralded, the new government is off and running. For the last week or so politicians, commentators, religious leaders and others have had a field day – why Shinui and not Shas, how could the National Religious Party participate in the same government with the anti-religious Shinui, why is the […]

The Roots of Tel Rumeida February 24, 2003 Shalom. Yesterday, the Israeli Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, halted construction of new apartments in the Tel Rumeida-Admot Yishai neighborhood. What is the background of this building? Almost five years ago, Rabbi Shlomo Ra’anan, the 63 year-old grandson of Israel’s first Chief Rabbi, Rav Avraham Yitzhak HaCohen Kook, […]

Quenching Our Thirst February 17, 2003 Shalom. Following the terror attack here three months ago, when twelve men were killed, the Israel Defense Forces, in concert with other security forces, decided to clear out and widen segments of the road leading from Kiryat Arba to Ma’arat HaMachpela in Hebron.   Walking from Kiryat Arba to Hebron via the town’s south gate, […]

The Road Map – Kevorkian-Assisted Suicide in the Middle East February 10,  2003 (This article was prepared in conjunction with an article in Hebrew called“The Road Map – a tragedy known in advance” by Eliyakim HaEtzni, dated Feb.5, 2003.) Doomsday prophecies aren’t my thing. It’s always good to look at the brightside, to be optimistic, to take life one step at […]

The Choice is Ours January 27, 2003 Shalom. So, tomorrow are the elections. According to political commentators and, even without them, the general feeling in the air, is that this campaign has been relatively painless. As Kol Yisrael analyst Hanan Crystal said this morning, there’s no hate between the parties, it’s as if everyone knew the results before the game […]

The Hebron Planter January 20, 2003 Shalom. I thought that tonight I’d be able to fill you in on some of the very positive aspects of my trip to the United States. I expected to tell you about a visit with a Senator who told me, “Arafat is a terrorist. You people must stay strong. We are behind you one […]

The Witch’s Looking Glass January 6, 2002 Shalom. Sometimes we lose touch with reality – attempting to see what doesn’t exist. Then, all of a sudden, we find ourselves woken up, abruptly, thrown on the floor, not by a bad dream, but by another one of those horrendous explosions. Last night, again, a ‘double suicide attack,’ each of the murderers […]

A Perfect ExampleDec. 25, 2002 Shalom. These days it’s not difficult to be upset. We have a Prime Minister who’s talking about a Palestinian State. The other candidate for Prime Minister is talking about uprooting over 30,000 people the first year of his premiership, including all of the Gaza-Gush Katif communities, as well as Hebron and Kiryat Arba. The killing […]