Archive for May, 2010

As I write these words, exactly ten years have passed since the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) withdrew from Southern Lebanon on May 24, 2000. It is a sad, although some might argue, bittersweet anniversary. Israel first entered Southern Lebanon in 1978 after a wide series of PLO attacks onto Israel's northern border towns. The IDF created a security zone around Lebanon's... »

"Jerusalem is not a mere city. It holds the central spiritual and physical place in the history of the Jews as a people." ---Sir Martin Gilbert Today is supposed to be a joyous day on the Hebrew calendar.  Today we commemorate the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967. Jerusalem is the city that my people have looked upon for over 3,000 years as... »