How can I describe the feeling of standing on a street in silence with hundreds of “strangers” at attention listening to the 2 minutes of sirens blaring throughout the city. All cars and buses emptied as the pedestrians stand along side them contemplating those dreadful events.
I was overwhelmed by the solidarity of the moment. [...]
The elections are over and the people have spoken. But what have they actually said? It appears that most of the population has voted for a centrist government with a twist from the right thrown in. The entire world is hoping against hope that Israel will develop a stable government and one that will function [...]
Sitting at my command post which essentially is my office and the place where Yoram and I do our podcasts, it is weirdly quiet in Tel Aviv. Everyone is well aware that a war is raging but 30 kilometers as the crow flies from my door. Yet we all go about our normal lives with [...]
We have been waiting for the sledge hammer to hit us over our economic head as our government agencies try hard to make their educated guesses as what to do to in order to avoid a melt down that is sweeping globally. We do appear to have a better control over our banking industry then [...]
The summer is over and the election period in America has ended. President-Elect Obama and the democrats have severed the head of the failed policies of the republican administration. The forces of good and evil are gathering their energies for a possible final struggle for the heart of mankind. This is not black and white. [...]
The holiday season is upon us in Israel. There is a light headedness that appears in the air as if everyone I see is walking just a few inches off the ground. There is an openness of spirit that I sense in the looks, and attitude of the passing humanity on the streets of Tel [...]