100304 March 4th 2010. Shabbat Shalom! History often repeats itself but similar situations take on dissimilar perspectives as facts are slewed and reinvented over time. Two historic areas under British rule, India and Palestine, claimed their independence receiving initial promises in 1919 to complete their partition in 1947. Both India and Israel decided to accept…

100225 26th February, 2010. Shabbat Shalom and Happy Purim dear Friends Alon Ben-David Israel Channel 10’s military affairs correspondent spoke of the Dubai “Affair” and the subsequent enquiries into forged passports. It seems unlikely to him that 26 people would have participated in the assassination of one man. If one combined the team which followed…

100225 26th February, 2010. Shabbat Shalom and Happy Purim dear Friends Alon Ben-David Israel Channel 10’s military affairs correspondent spoke of the Dubai “Affair” and the subsequent enquiries into forged passports. It seems unlikely to him that 26 people would have participated in the assassination of one man. If one combined the team which followed…

100221 Sunday 21st February 2010. Shevua Tov I intended continuing my synopsis of the fascinating Conference of Presidents Mission today but found myself perturbed by a question mark which would not disappear. Would the world be in uproar against the perpetrators had it been Bin Laden who was killed in Dubai? We don’t know who…

100219 19th February 2010. Shabbat Shalom Everybody! Gosh where do I begin…. This week the view was not from my veranda but rather from Jenin and Gilboa, the Jerusalem Conference and the Conference of Presidents of American Jewish Organisations run by the incredible and indomitable Malcolm Hoenlein http://www.conferenceofpresidents.org/content.asp?id=63 and of course Carolyn Greene who dots…

100212 12th February 2010. Shabbat Shalom dear friends. I hope you are well. Jerusalem is a special city from every aspect, opinion and belief but there are some aspects which make it spectacular in its complexities. This week I was invited to a press conference near the Jaffa Gate. I set off on a bright,…

100205 Friday 5th of February 2010. Shabbat Shalom! Gosh, I had no idea it was so late. Here I am on a soggy Friday in Jerusalem, slightly miserable that the snow did not materialize (though the Jerusalem Municipality proudly invited the press to view their up to date snow-moving equipment); busily cooking and cleaning the…

100205 Friday 5th of February 2010. Shabbat Shalom! Gosh, I had no idea it was so late. Here I am on a soggy Friday in Jerusalem, slightly miserable that the snow did not materialize (though the Jerusalem Municipality proudly invited the press to view their up to date snow-moving equipment); busily cooking and cleaning the…

100128 29th January 2010. The 27th of January was International Holocaust Day, the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp by Russian soldiers and there were memorials and services all over the world. Perhaps the most poignant was still the sight of the Israeli President and Prime Minister speaking before the German Parliament.…

100120 January 20th 2010. Israel’s disproportionate response. Today, the 20th of January, is the 68th anniversary of the Wannsee Conference convened to discuss the details for the final solution for the Jewish people. Today – 68 years on Israeli soldiers not only defend the Jewish State but reach out their hands and knowledge to all…