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By Yoram Getzler One of the great profound mantras of American life is “Keep your eye on the ball”. This incantation is usually associated with the game of baseball. Its roots lie in the wisdom of remaining focused on the essential elements in the game (of life) and not being distracted by the minor secondary concerns however loud or compelling they may be.

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* Palestinians should cease incitement, recognize Jewish state, Shalev says * New round of U.N. sanctions against Iran may be in offing * Sanctions can buy valuable time

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by Caroline Glick – CarolineGlick.comYou have to hand it to Turkey’s Islamist leaders. They sure know how to get their way. In the seven years since they first took power, the Islamist AKP party has successfully transformed Turkey from a staunch ally of the US and Israel and a member of NATO into a staunch ally of Iran and a member of NATO.

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Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, spoke at three Washington, D.C. synagogues on Yom Kippur. Conservative, Reform and Orthodox Jews heard the same eloquent message, and Oren’s text is reproduced below. It’s well worth reading in full On Yom Kippur we read the Book of Jonah, one of the Bible’s most enigmatic texts. It is also one of the Bible’s shortest texts, weighing in at a page and a half, which is quite an accomplishment for this holiday. And it features one of our scripture’s least distinguished individuals. Jonah—a man whose name, in Hebrew, means dove—not dov, as in Hebrew for bear, but dove as, in English, pigeon.

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On Sunday (Sept. 26) Israel’s 10-month moratorium on new building in the West Bank is scheduled to expire. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the issue should be part of final status discussions as peace talks with the Palestinian Authority move forward. Netanyahu has reiterated he favors two states for two peoples – Israel and a future Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security. Palestinian leaders have threatened to walk out of the talks if building resumes, although Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said recently there was no alternative but to negotiate. The world is waiting to see if Abbas remains at the table or allows this issue to wreck the negotiations which are already showing promise.

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By SHMUEL ROSNER Benny Morris writes angrily, and for good reason: Now let’s look for a second at Turkish behavior.

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