Tag Archives: Binyamin Netanyahu

It was all in vain

Posted on 27 July 2017 by

So all the killings and all the responses – it was in all vain. Everything is back to where it was before the 14th July: there is no official security  for Muslims (Jews of course are the exception because they … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday Part I: The Israel-India renewed friendship

Posted on 7 July 2017 by

The visit this week of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the first ever official visit of an Indian Prime Minister to Israel, is too important to relegate to a small item in a regular Good News Friday post, so this … Continue reading →

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The Kotel Kerfuffle

Posted on 28 June 2017 by

The latest crisis began when the government backtracked on its decision * to create a state-recognized pluralistic prayer section at the Western Wall. *Edit: The backtracking was not on creating a pluralistic prayer section. THAT EXISTS ALREADY and has not been … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 9 June 2017 by

I was hoping for some really good news from the British elections yesterday, but unfortunately that was not to be. It could have been worse is about the best we can say. But more about that after Shabbat. For now … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 24 February 2017 by

I must apologize for having been offline for most of this week, due to a combination of new grandchild exhaustion (there’s a reason why parents are young and grandparents aren’t!) and a touch of flu. Nevertheless I don’t want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Antisemitism, Boycotts and BDS, International relations, Slice of Israeli life | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Trump-Netanyahu Summit – a mutual admiration society

Posted on 16 February 2017 by

Binyamin Netanyahu met President Donald Trump yesterday in a widely anticipated and well-publicised summit, and though I missed the broadcast, my other half summed it up well in describing it as a mutual admiration society. While others might not go … Continue reading →

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