UncategorizedMay 5, 2009: ConfrontationArleneJuly 6, 2009 by ArleneJuly 6, 20090167 I knew it was going to be ugly. But the bounds of the confrontation we are going to face with Obama’s administration transcends what I
UncategorizedMay 4, 2009: We Have Met the Enemy…ArleneJuly 2, 2009 by ArleneJuly 2, 20090202 Some of you who are Americans, and are of a certain age, will remember the cartoon figure Pogo, drawn by Walt Kelly. The most famous
UncategorizedMay 3, 2009: Prospects DimArleneJuly 2, 2009 by ArleneJuly 2, 20090192 None of the reports are encouraging — nor did I expect they would be. That is, with regard to the meeting between PM Netanyahu and
UncategorizedApril 30, 2009: UneaseArleneJuly 2, 2009 by ArleneJuly 2, 20090170 With the state of world affairs, it would be difficult indeed to feel a sense of ease. In an “exclusive” today the Jerusalem Post reported
UncategorizedApril 28, 2009: Celebrate Israel!ArleneJuly 2, 2009 by ArleneJuly 2, 20090212 We are a miracle. From the ashes of the Holocaust, in a mere 61 years, we have established a vibrant and very special state. A
UncategorizedApril 27, 2009: We RememberArleneJuly 1, 2009 by ArleneJuly 1, 20090185 When the siren sounds tonight at 8:00 across the nation, we will begin Yom HaZikaron — the Day of Remembrance — and we will pay
UncategorizedApril 26, 2009: ReflectionsArleneJuly 1, 2009 by ArleneJuly 1, 20090172 I would like to go back to the positions espoused by PM Netanyahu and FM Lieberman — which I referred to Friday with relief and
UncategorizedApril 24, 2009: Reasons for GratitudeArleneJuly 1, 2009 by ArleneJuly 1, 20090172 Before Shabbat I would like to focus on sources of hope. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has given an interview to The Jerusalem Post — his
UncategorizedApril 23, 2009: Is America Disappearing?ArleneJune 28, 2009 by ArleneJune 28, 20090250 As someone who was born in the US and spent most of my life there, I have still a great attachment to the nation. Let
UncategorizedApril 22, 2009: Mazel Tov!ArleneJune 24, 2009 by ArleneJune 24, 20090200 Congratulations, that is. The National Council of Young Israel (NCYI) — the umbrella organization of the Young Israel movement Orthodox synagogues in N. America —