The infuriating scenario continues as Hamas leads our children, many of whom they’ve orphaned, gently by the hand for the photo op of their humanitarianism to Red Cross ambulances – that organization suddenly and inexplicably appeared on the […]
I have lived in Israel since 1971. I was in a bomb shelter in 1973 when, during the break between the morning and afternoon prayers on Yom Kippur, a sound truck made the rounds of my haredi neighborhood […]
I’m sure that the families of our kidnapped spent a sleepless night only to awaken to the disappointing and heartbreaking news that the hostage extortion was going to take another day. Now they say (Qatar, that Hamas- supporting, […]
To those who are following my diary, I apologize for last night’s no show. But I have an excellent excuse: my grandson is out on leave and I went to see him. It was a long trip, but […]
I’m sure all of you, my dear readers, are getting hard news from many sources, and so I want to keep this personal. I’d like to share with you what is the sight that will make any Israeli […]
So where shall I begin? The daily revelations and insidious GoPro videos that catch us unaware with their bestial lack of human decency? The daily sickening propaganda posts by Goebbels of Hamas? The additional IDF soldier/heroes who have […]
Since the events of October 7, many in Israel have been avidly discussing the part religious observance played in deflecting some of the attacks. For example, the wide disparity between injuries suffered by villages who observed the Sabbath […]
As has become the tragic norm, we awoke to the heartbreaking news of two more IDF soldiers killed in Gaza. And yet, we cannot but feel the pride of all our army has accomplished so far. Forty two […]
The rains started today, with booms of thunder over our heads like bombs. I thought: how appropriate. I’m glad for my garden. But of course, we only partially live in our homes these days; most of our hearts […]