180706 6th July 2018 Good morning, Good Shabbes, Good day!! Whenever a peace plan is put forward to this very small region in the Middle East, you can be sure the Israelis will look into it and usually accept the conditions with a few changes for security and the Palestinians will immediately denounce it. Khaled Abu Toameh…

180629 June the 29th 2018 Shabbat Shalom dear friends. Where do I begin? A Prince called Wales came to Israel to see the people while a Princess went to Wales to see her family!!! I know that a newsletter should start with the news so let’s begin with the incredible Royal visit to Israel. Prince William…

180608 8th June 2018 Shabbat Shalom everyone. I hope you are well. To most of the world when one says football one refers to the game where one only kicks the ball with one’s foot – hence the name! Well this week a friendly football match between Argentina and Israel became a foul and disgusting trick…

180601 1st June, 2018 Shabbat Shalom everyone. Hope you are well. Lots of good news this week and a short report on a day that hit the world headlines despite the large number of real wars going on in our region and further. I woke this morning to a familiar yet rather unique sound. Do you remember…

Sheila Silver Raviv – What is it like to live in Israel? Gosh, that is a huge question! What is it like to live in Israel? It is wonderful, but that isn’t what you asked. Living in Israel means you are alive, alert and aware of the world in which you live, nothing is taken…

180525 25th May 2018 Shabbat Shalom! How are you? I hope you are well or at least recovering! When we were children we were told the story of Nero fiddling while Rome burnt and tended to take it as literal, whereas in fact our romantic version was allegorical the true story was filled with tyranny and…

180518 18th of May 2018 Shabbat Shalom! There is so much to write about and so little that you think you already know about our current situation that I am going to precis the entire political and diplomatic scene into one paragraph. Yes, Israelis are thrilled about the American Embassy moving to Israel even though it…

180511 11th May 2018 Shabbat Shalom! Hope you are well and happy. The flags are up all over Jerusalem, the Stars and Stripes shine on us and in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Arnona, on the border of Talpiot Mizrach, the road signs are alreay in place pointing their way to the American Embassy! It is very…

180504 4th May 2018 Shabbat Shalom my friends. I hope you are well. Rhetoric. When does rhetoric become disinformation and disinformation propaganda and propaganda incitement to hatred? Rhetoric is defined as “Language designed to have persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content” Today’s rhetoric is far more…

180427 27th April 2018 Shabbat Shalom dear friends. This week promised to be one of good news and joyous events, or that is how it started. Two days ago a group of wonderful young Israelis, boys and girls from a pre-military academy, set out on a trek in the Arava – to prepare them for their military…