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Israel and US partner for prosperity

What in the world do graphic design, agriculture technology and legal services have in common? They are three examples of a wide-ranging and growing catalog

Keeping the Dead Sea alive

The Dead Sea is anything but dead. But it is ailing. Human exploitation has taken its toll on the area over the last 40 years.

Peace Needs an IPO

Peace is a kind of start-up. And for a start-up to work, it has to have strong strategic partners.When I was a kid, I wanted

Our families will prevail

Whatever remained of my ‘new immigrant’ feelings about Israel have gone completely.Directly in front of my seat in shul (our neighborhood synagogue) is a plaque

Showing patience and strength

You want to know what Israelis are thinking? Theory and practice are intertwined.The great Yogi Berra once said, “In theory there is no difference between

The way we war

I suddenly see this whole conflict with Lebanon in a completely different light Yesterday I called the cable people to yell at them. The day

Israeli rainmakers eyed

As a team of rainmakers gathers in Israel’s Negev Desert, no West Texan is watching developments there more intently than John Grant, general manager of

Staying alert in Israel

Stay alert? What did that mean? I followed orders and made myself a strong cup of coffee. If I lived in northern Israel, life would

Days of war, dreams of peace

While we sit sipping our cappuccinos, a shred of the illusion still shimmers.’Most people were more interested in getting their cup of coffee than talking

No alternative but to defend ourselves

Hamas, Hizbullah, Syria and Iran are the ‘Axis of terror and hate’ Israel has suffered an unprovoked cross-border attack from Lebanese territory. The attack was

Protecting a militant democracy

The chief justice of the Israeli Supreme Court presents his views of democracy I am not a philosopher. I am not a political scientist. I

In Israel, we are all the Shalits

When a son’s life is in jeopardy, families close ranks and hug their children a lot.Parents attending last week’s 6th grade graduation ceremony at the