A special star must have been shining brightly above Ramallah - a place not too far from Bethlehem in miles but light years away in spirit - when Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, was born. Abu Mazen had always been Chairman Arafat's right-hand man, and has credited himself with having discouraged Arafat from walking away from the negotiating table... »
Archive for December, 2009
An Abundance of Christmas Gifts for Abu Mazen
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009Iranian Ripples of Hope
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." -----Robert Kennedy What... »
9/11 Memorial Dedicated in Jerusalem
Monday, December 7th, 2009On November 12, 2009, the Jewish National Fund dedicated a memorial in Jerusalem to the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The United States and Israeli flags fly together alongside the memorial, believed to be the first such physical structure erected outside the U.S. The dedication ceremony, attended by dignitaries including the U.S. Ambassador, received virtually no media attention... »
The Word out of Zion
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009(A version of this article also appears in today's Washington Jewish Weekly) Jerusalem- I am sitting on a terrace overlooking the Judean Hills, framing the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament building. The early morning sun has bathed the new day in a majestic splendor. My grandfather, a sweet, learned rabbi from Europe, who saw much evil in the world but chose to... »
