dr lerman’s weekly briefing concludes with the following:
“While important forces, in the region beyond our borders, and within our own society, do their work, it may be better (at least for the time being), painful as it is, to (recall) the words of T.S. Eliot:
I said to my soul, be still, and wait without […]

brief excerpt from eran lerman’s weekly briefing on israeli and middle eastern affairs
… Rice did announce that regular consultations will be held from now on between the two leaders. Given current realities - the present nature of the Palestinian government; the continued captivity of Shalit; the steady “drizzle” of Qassam rockets on the northern Negev […]

excerpt from an article in the foward by lee alderstein: “alvin rosenfeld is right about liberals and the jewish state”
“This is an especially tough time to be both liberal and vitally concerned about the future of Israel and Jewish communities. Liberalism, far from being a detracting word, has been great for Jews in placing highest […]

from the associated press
march 6, 2007
Israel, Iran and the United States are the countries with the most negative image in a globe-spanning survey of attitudes toward 12 major nations. Canada and Japan came out best in the poll, released on Monday.
The survey for the British Broadcasting Corp.’s World Service asked more than 28,000 people to […]