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There’s room for Yiddish in 21st century Zionism

  • Post published:February 26, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Middle East Briefing

For many Americans, especially Gentiles, Jewish culture is synonymous with bagels, lox, Seinfeld and preserving the memory of the Holocaust. This culture, not only lacking in-depth, is as overwhelmingly Ashkenazi…

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Recent wildfires called the ‘Arson Intifada’

  • Post published:December 1, 2016
  • Post category:Middle East Briefing

HAIFA, Israel — When we bought our apartment on the 10th floor of a new high-rise residential building in Tirat Carmel, less than a mile south of Israel’s port city…

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Middle East’s responses to Trump victory varied

  • Post published:November 17, 2016
  • Post category:Middle East Briefing

HAIFA, Israel — Initial reactions in the Middle East to Donald Trump’s election have ranged from positive and cautiously optimistic (Israel, Egypt, Jordan, parts of the Saudi family, the United…

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Don’t take bait: Reclaiming Mosul won’t end ISIS

  • Post published:November 3, 2016
  • Post category:Middle East Briefing

HAIFA, Israel — As I write this column Tuesday about 9 a.m. Dallas time, I’m watching reports from European and Middle East sources about the beginning of the attack to…

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I’ll get back to hard news … after the holidays

  • Post published:October 20, 2016
  • Post category:Middle East Briefing

HAIFA, Israel — After months of preparation, the Iraqi military, together with the U.S., Kurdish fighters, Shiite militias and the more than tacit cooperation of Iran, have started the long…

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Why US-Israel military aid package is big deal

  • Post published:September 22, 2016
  • Post category:Middle East Briefing

HAIFA, Israel — This week the U.S. and Israel signed a renewal of the MOU, or The Memorandum of Understanding, which is a 10-year defense aid package that “constitutes the…

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Is America safer 15 years after 9/11?

  • Post published:September 8, 2016
  • Post category:Middle East Briefing

HAIFA, Israel — In three days the world will be commemorating the worst single terrorist attack in history — the Sept. 11, 2001 coordinated strikes by al-Qaida against the U.S.,…

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Serious Middle East news … or political backdrop?

  • Post published:August 25, 2016
  • Post category:Middle East Briefing

HAIFA, Israel — After just over four weeks in Israel, I can categorically state that I have totally OD’d on the two news stories that seem to be on every…

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Iran nuclear ‘deal,’ 1 short year later

  • Post published:July 28, 2016
  • Post category:Middle East Briefing

SARASOTA — Exactly two weeks ago, July 14, the world hardly noticed that a year had gone by since the announcement that the P5+1 negotiation team (USA, Great Britain, Russia,…

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Won't be lacking for content while in Israel

  • Post published:July 14, 2016
  • Post category:Middle East Briefing

DALLAS — Notice the dateline on this update? A ‘dateline” tells the reader when and where the article was written. As most of you already know, I’m moving back to…

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