Jerusalem

2026

📜 Appendix to the Scroll of Esther: The Twelve-Day War

And it came to pass in those days, when the threats from Tehran increased and the danger drew near to the limit of my endurance, and Israel resolved that she would no longer die. And she said in her heart: If I am not for myself – who is for me, and if I am for myself – what am I?

February 21, 2026

📜 Appendix to the Scroll of Esther

And thus will stand this one against this one the heirs of ancient Persia and the newly established Jewish state; no more tale of royal court and feasting, for if from the dust of might, knowledge and fear, no more a book sealed with feasting and joy, but an open chapter that is still being written.

February 20, 2026

The Presidential Deal

Trump isn’t just “looking after a friend.” He needs a partner who is free. Free from lawsuits, free from criminal headlines, free to re-establish himself as a regional player with a full political mandate.

February 15, 2026

2025

Hatikvah: The Only National Anthem That Still Believes in Something

As long as there are people here who continue to believe – not in the theory of binationality, but in the historical right of one small and troublesome people to return home – hope is not lost.
And deep down we still have a little bit of Jewish audacity, a little faith, and a little healthy cynicism – it will not disappear either.

November 11, 2025

Laughing in Zion: Mark Twain’s 1867 Journey to Jerusalem

If you think that tourist trips to the tombs of the righteous began in the 1980s with rabbis caressing friends and handing out dollar bills, you’re probably right. But long before that, in 1867, a slightly different type arrived in Jerusalem, armed with a wide-brimmed hat, a sharp pencil, and capable of describing the high school in a way that would make even a guide from the “Antiquities Department” sweat.
His name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but everyone knows him as… Mark Twain.

August 2, 2025
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