Blog II
Reevaluating Settlement Policy
Since 1967 nothing has done more damage to Jewish unity and the status of Jews around the world than Israel’s misconceived settlement policy. A good case could be made that some of the post-Six-Day-War suburbs of Jerusalem and the middle-class settlements contiguous to Israel’s pre-Six-Day-War borders contribute to Israel’s vital interests.
But the [...]
My daughter is getting married toward the end of August and all around me is a whirlwind of events. World chaos and family drama sometimes intertwine making it almost impossible to determine what the heck is going on. The blessings coming my way are from the awareness of just how wonderful this event and the [...]
Steve Ornstein and Yoram Getzler discuss the implications of the recent prisoner exchange between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Yoram Getzler
In a recent article in the Jerusalem Post Barry Rubin argues that there is no chance for a functional agreement between Israel and the Arab world, including the Palestinians, any time soon. That it might only be possible in future decades. With this basic premise I agree. Where I suspect we differ is the [...]
Liat Dror - Photo courtesy of Liat Dror and Nir Ben-Gal
Liat Dror and Nir Ben-Gal watching rehearsal.
Adama’s Dancers Rehearsing.
Adama’s Dancers Rehearsing.
The several hour trek south from Tel Aviv to Mizpe Ramon in the Negev
desert is tiring, but at the end of the journey is a refreshing oasis:
Adama, an extraordinary dance center created by Liat Dror [...]
Yoram Getzler
A few weeks ago David Kimche, former director general of our Foreign Ministry, and previous to that an agent for the Mossad wrote an article in the Jerusalem Post explaining why Syria might be truly interested in making peace with us. (http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1211434083716&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull <http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1211434083716&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull> )
Mostly it had to do with the antipathy of its Sunni [...]