Many campuses in the United States have become the sites of pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Some University administrations have...

I've hesitated about writing something timely to mark six months since Hamas breached Israel's national boundaries and attacked several...

The Ides of March came into my life a little prematurely. On March 4th, I got word that a close friend in Buenos Aires was dying. On...

It's been a while since I have posted anything on this blog. Honestly, I have not felt I have had anything of value to add to the...

Tomorrow is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.  Today, the International Court of Justice ruled that Israel must do everything in...

The news from Israel continues to confuse me and bring me to tears.  News of people dying in Gaza because of the actions of the IDF,...

I had another one of those difficult text exchanges with family in Israel this week, where they ended with the statement, “It’s them or...

It is three months since the horrific attack by Hamas on the communities across the Gaza border.  Israelis continue to try to come to...

2023 only has a few days left.  If I believed that something would truly end, like a stretch of bad road or bad weather on a flight, I...

For two months, the images that keep running in my head when I hear or read about Israel’s military action in Gaza are images of the...

I cannot begin to imagine the complicated, contradictory emotions that are being experienced by the families of Samer Fuad El-Talalka,...

It is mindboggling for me to understand Israel’s behavior toward Palestinians in the West Bank.  Today, I read in Haaretz that Israel is...

It's the eighth day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of light. In honor of that occasion and hoping to shine the light on the promising...

In the past several days I have been hearing and reading about how the Israeli media is self-censoring regarding what it shows and writes...

Netanyahu is coming full circle and reclaiming his political roots, opposing the Oslo Accords.  He made a speech in Hebrew today for...

Let me take a moment to introduce myself. I had a blog years ago when I was working in Sudan. I enjoyed the experience of sharing my...