Month: August 2009

Officially, the Gaza War ended on January 18. Many suspect this was because Israel knew that tremendous pressure would come from the incoming Obama administration […]

In a few days, according to the English calendar, Gilad Shalit will turn 23. It’s a bittersweet moment for his parents…Gilad is still held captive […]

I went to a wedding last night. It was beautiful, as hopefully all weddings should be. It was sweet; it was romantic; it was exciting, […]

Sometimes, there is an anger that consumes. It burns from an outrage and an impotence that is so strong it threatens to cripple the soul […]

It seems silly, now that I think about it, but aside from the time that Elie was near Gaza during the war, the single most […]

A few months ago, on the anniversary of Gilad’s 3rd year of captivity, I and some other “tweeple” began a campaign to get Gilad Shalit […]

A news report can tell you what happened, where it happened, and sometimes even the results. But there is always more, just beyond what you […]

Sometimes all it takes to make a post is a comment – so here’s one. SK writes: What I find so cringe-inducing in this blog […]

It is rare that the world recognized the amazing lengths that Israel goes to in order to aid others. Sometimes the first to arrive, sometimes […]