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Speech, Speech Dec. 21, 2001 Shalom. Early this afternoon a journalist from a New York newspaper arrived at my office with what seemed to him to be the million dollar question: “How do you feel after yesterday’s speech?”  He, of course, took for granted that I knew which speech he was talking about – that given by Chief terrorist Arafat, […]

FirecrackersDec. 10, 2001 Shalom. Almost a year ago, it was the beginning of April, at 4:30 in the afternoon, I drove into the parking lot outside the Avraham Avinu neighborhood, parked the car and opened the door. As I stepped out of the car a shot rang out. I quickly ducked back into the car. The shot was very loud, […]

After the InevitableDecember 5, 2001 Unfortunately, the events of the past few days, as sad as they are, as horrific as they are, do not come as any surprise. In truth, the surprise is that we are not burying 50 people a day, G-d forbid, due to such terror attacks. From the very beginning it was clear that the ceremonies […]

OtzmaNovember 18, 2001 In Hebrew there’s a word, Otzma, meaning might, as in strength. There are those who think, for one reason or another, that Am Yisrael, the people of Israel, have lost their otzma ? their drive, the passionate yearning to settle the land at all cost, which was exemplified by the style of Zionism that spurred pioneers on […]

GandhiOctober 30, 2001 You always hear of distinguished personages lying in state, but I had never actually felt a need to pay my respects in such a manner. After being one of thousands who slowly walked past the casket of Rehavam Zeevi, Gandhi, HYD, I asked myself why I had participated in this ceremony. After all, it is a positive […]

The Abu Sneneh Syndrome By David WilderOct. 16, 2001 Almost three weeks ago the Israel Defense Forces reentered two hills surrounding Hebron’s Jewish Community: Abu Sneneh and Harat a’Shech. Almost four years ago those hills, with over 80% of the city, were abandoned to Arafat’s Palestinian Authority. Before signing of the infamous Hebron Accords, we warned that transfer of the […]

An Old-New World Order September 21, 2001 I remember Sarit Amrani as Sarit Baruch, who lived two floors below us inKiryat Arba. The Baruch’s moved to Kiryat Arba about 18 years ago. Uri is afirst-class jeweler, producing beautiful rings and necklaces. Francine hasbeen working for years at the local Kupat Holim medical clinic, assistingpatients from behind the receptionist’s desk. They […]

Uncle Muhammad (Part Two)September 13, 2001 For the past 24 hours I’ve been debating with myself. Not what to write,  that is very clear. The question was when to write it. And I’ve concludedthat the time is now. I’ve been listening and watching MSNBC internet audio/video news. All daythe commentators have been quoting major newspaper headlines, which say, “This is […]

To:Mr. Tom Curley, President and Publisher, USA TodayKaren Jurgensen, EditorBob Dubill, Executive EditorJeff Webber, Senior Vice President and PublisherKinsey Wilson, Vice President and Editor in ChiefChet Czarniak, Managing Editor Sept. 5, 2001 An Open Rebuttal and Response to USA Today Article“Israeli extremists take revenge on Palestinians”By Jack Kelley, USA TODAYPublished Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001. Dear Sirs,Jack Kelley’s article is an […]

RacismSept 3, 2001 This afternoon, as I was preparing tonight’s talk, my pager started beeping. The message read, “a soldier shot near Gross Square, being treated at the site.” Grabbing my camera and running outside, I found a young warrior lying in the street, his leg opened up by an Arafat-initiated assault. His patrol was attacked when a bomb exploded […]