I’m sure Barak is happy not to visit the US right now; he has nothing to gain from the trip except to hear lots of advice he doesn’t need right now. He doesn’t like AIPAC anyway. I. Tax Reform still
New York Jewish Week, 26 May 2000 Ivan Ciment, a graduate of the New York University Journalism School, has spent a good bit of time traveling to the Mideast, including Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
In general, my sense is that current efforts are spearheading surgical strikes to infuse new life into the younger sectors of an increasingly apathetic and unaffiliated Jewish population. I am skeptical and it is within the consensus that it will
This month in Phoenix I sat at a dinner next to the head of a rabbinical cemetery (I meant seminary — just wanted to be sure you’re listening). She wanted to talk about the Bar Mitzvah ceremony. She took her
Time to reassess assumptions. I’ve eaten crow and admitted that we now have learned that Assad has neither the guts nor the desire to make peace with Israel, even if he’s given essentially what he asked for. Who would have
I made some inquiries about this 100 meter business. here’s the exact story: Israel doesn’t need it for strategic reasons. However, I am told there is no way at all that Barak can pass a referendum or get wide support
This report seems at first blush to be about a parochial subject but it ain’t. If you want to know where the future funding and emotional priorities of independent Jewish philanthropy lie for the next generation, this conference gives you
The public believes that the peace process with Syria has failed, that Syria doesn’t want a deal and that the Israeli government is on the verge of collapse. Not so fast. 1. I was tempted to say that Assad pulled
Sit right on air arrival for good coastline view. Airport is small and only 10 gates when I last visited in 1994; great for changing planes but only one runway. $10 taxi to city. Can hire a taxi for $25
Quick Super Tuesday comment: The statistics out of New York and California showed the Bush polled weaker than expected among women and Hispanics. Also, people don’t believe what he says. Bush is going to have problems and this confirms my
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