Over the past 2 days we considered the rise of the red-green coalition and the importance of voting your values in the face of red-green influence. In a slightly different, but similar vein, it is important to understand the Palestinian issue. A tenet of the red-green "platform" is the idea of a "two-state solution" in …
For decades, most American administrations, as well as others around the world, have talked about a two-state solution as the key to peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Several US presidents, anxious to leave an unprecedented legacy, were obsessed in becoming "the one" to forge peace through appeasement of unrealistic Palestinian expectations. President Trump took …
Ancient Roman Square excavated and now open to the public (Photo credit: Ilanit Chernick) Beneath Damascus Gate in the north wall of the Old City lies an ancient Roman square (or plaza), thought to be where Roman Emperor Hadrian paraded his troops after squashing the Bar Kochba Revolt in 135 AD. The Damascus Gate of …
Sundown on August 10 marked the beginning of Tisha B'Av, the saddest day in Israel's history. Imagine all these things happening on the same Jewish calendar day (ninth of the month of Av): The decree that Israelites would wander in the desert for 40 years after leaving Egypt, until a new generation would enter the …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 