And so it begins…  Tonight the movement or movements for social justice awoke from their slumber, signaling the end of the winter...

As practiced in Israel, politics is the surely lowest form of self-interest and aggrandisement, but when used by an artist, becomes and...

Gilad is home! After five years and four months, the Shalit family’s nightmare is at an end.  Their hopes and prayers, along with those...

Once more reality bites with a vengeance as the security and diplomatic realities of our region take centre stage, with the struggle for...

First published in the Jerusalem Post 29/07/11 A good friend of mine is mourning the loss of her elderly neighbor. David lived  upstairs...

I enjoy reading the wide variety of opinions in the Jerusalem Post and elsewhere.   Particularly interesting for me are the “dyed in the...

As we marked the fifth anniversary of Gilad, Shalit’s kidnap and incarceration in dungeon like conditions, the International Red Cross...

First Published in the Jerusalem Post on July 6th 2011 OK, let’s get the disclaimer out the way. I am an adviser to Isaac “Bougie” Herzog...

Israelis are pissed off.  they are angry that the price of their beloved staple, cottage cheese has been raised yet once more. ...

A great article, published with Jeff’s permission. By JEFF BARAK  05/01/2011 If Labor is to return to a position of influence, it will...

Last Friday I attended a conference hosted  by Peace Now at the ZOA building in Tel Aviv.  I like the idea of a left-wing conference held...

In 1839, as he sought the presidential nomination, the venerable US politician and Senator from Kentucky Henry Clay famously declared...

In November 1977, the then Egyptian President Anwar Sadat made his historic visit to Jerusalem where the very next day he addressed the...

The British politician Enoch Powel famously said that ” All political careers end in failure”.  In my opinion, that tends to because the...

In 1989 the fall of the Berlin Wall, leading to the ultimate fall of communism in Europe, came as a complete surprise to the intelligence...

Today’s clash between Lebanese and Israeli forces has raised tensions to dangerous level. Yesterday’s rocket attack on Eilat, or perhaps...

A thought for the National left... Some say a people gets the government it deserves. That is a scary thought in today's Israel. Do we...

Is it just me or what? I mean what the hell where they thinking?  Which one of our esteemed leaders thought that dropping a few of our...

I wonder what left and right mean in Israel today and in fact if the terms are still relevant. I define myself as a pragmatic Zionist....

The male ego is a fragile entity, which requires massaging on a regular basis. But what happens when the male ego endangers the national...