Israel for Beginners

Above and beyond the “typical” things for which we train, this year we were confronted by a new challenge

The Mid-East bazaar is like any other bazaar: every party to the negotiation wishes to get more, and give less

It may be the same everywhere that most important things are done without ample homework

Yes, it may cost a considerable sum of money to the American taxpayer, but much less than the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan or elsewhere, and no human sacrifice, of course

Would any sane police send an expedition of investigators to the other side of the globe, just for a kiss?

In Israel there is no "mezzanine" level of government between the state government and the municipalities, the "district" is not an entity, there is nothing similar to the American "county", and there are no sheriffs, as well.

Starting with "We shall not negotiate with terrorists", going on with "we shall not be deterred from paying painful prices" the freedom of Gil'ad Shalit is not yet at hand

There is much beyond this controversy to share from the visit. We were struck by the disparity between the fierce urgency felt by many whose lives focus on solving the conflict and the lack of urgency felt by many others whose lives are more remov...

The Israeli judges lose public trust, but they don't want to look at the mirror *** They would like to have the public replaced, but, alas, in Israel there exists no alternative public.

Remarks on a public non-conversation