Ruth Yael
Prime Minister Netanyahu may impose another de facto freeze, as is currently the case in ‘east’ Jerusalem, in an attempt to satisfy both his American masters and the Israeli public. The “mini-freeze” option would involve allowing construction...
Shortly after the Sabbath started in Israel, London’s Daily Telegraph reported that President Obama is coming to visit Jerusalem and Ramallah (Hat Tip: Gershon D). Mr Obama, who set Middle East peace as one of his top foreign policy goals when he...
When the Sabbath ended, I had a couple of emails from fellow bloggers asking if I knew where to get pictures of the chemical weapons massacre of Kurds in Turkey. If this is any indication, they will not be easy to come by. The Jerusalem Post notes that...
Back in the Seventies, the post-67 wave of immigrants to Israel from the West were trying to adjust to the realities of life in the country. At that time Dry Bones was the star feature of the Jerusalem Post; the paper they all read. And the most popular...
Today is the holiday of “Tisha Be’Av”. Today’s Golden Oldie was done ten years ago giving the date of “Tisha Be’Av” that year on the civil calendar …along with the observation that our ancient holidays...
The United Nations is ‘closely following’ Israel’s treatment of three Hamas legislators and a former Hamas cabinet minister whom Israel is seeking to expel from Jerusalem. Richard Miron, spokesperson for the UN special coordinator for...
Today’s Golden Oldie is a Dry Bones cartoon I did 10 years ago this month. Back then it was a smiling Bill Clinton rather than a snarling Barack Obama who had a “plan” to bring Peace to the Middle East. The succession of self-serving...
I will be on Chai FM 101.9 in South Africa at around 7:35 am local time today.Those of you who are not within radio range of Johannesburg, you can listen to me on the web by going here and clicking on Listen Live Now Worldwide.Johannesburg is currently...
Today’s Golden Oldie is from 15 years ago this month. If I hadn’t drawn this 15 years ago, I could have done it today. But 15 years ago the “two important facts” were whispered …it was a subversive thought. These days, the...
