Jerusalem

Mark Lavie

Iran attacks, Israel defends with near perfection

(No one) believed either that Iran would fire hundreds of things at Israel, or that Israel and its friends would shoot them all down.

Mark Lavie

Israel must get past Yom Kippur war trauma

this could reflect a shift in the Israeli electorate away from the Yom Kippur War-related voting about exaggerated fears of foreign enemies.

Mark Lavie

"Oslo"-- no peace, but not a failure

Israelis are missing the obvious: Implementing the Oslo agreement, Israel withdrew its forces from the main Palestinian cities.

Mark Lavie

Israel’s turmoil will resolve itself…later

So how bad is it, and can it get worse? Yes, it can, because judicial reform isn’t the only issue here.

Mark Lavie

Ben-Gvir on the Temple Mount? No big deal

Allow me to offer advice that many men give their overwrought wives: “Calm down, honey.”

Mark Lavie

Nothing has changed

This problem,,,may not have a solution, Nothing Israel can do, or would be permitted to do, would stop the barrages for long.

Mark Lavie

Join my February book/lecture tour!

"Yet Israelis keep voting on security, the the real issues are domestic, including relations with Diaspora Jews."

Mark Lavie

First read the US statement. Then we'll talk.

"In other words, both the apoplectic left and the ecstatic right have it wrong."

Mark Lavie

Tisha B’Av—are we missing the point?

There’s a hidden aspect to Tisha B’Av, mourning the destruction of the Temples in Jerusalem, that could put holy sites, and the Temples...