What was Rabin’s Legacy?

This week we received a few reminders that in certain significant ways, the discourse in Israel and hence the policymaking is very much stuck in the 1990s.
New Israeli Fragrance will Have you Smelling Like the Holy Temple

The koteret was the first Jewish perfume, according to Shimon and Sarah Barda, who today use some of the incense offering’s original herbs and flowers, and many other natural scents, to create a line of perfumes, creams and deodorants without aluminum, added colors or chemicals. The couple investigated and collected thousands of plants and established a laboratory and manufacturing facility in the biblical heartland that sells a wide-range of natural products.
Shin Bet Foils Nearly 500 Planned Terrorist Attacks in Judea and Samaria

Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman briefed the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee on Tuesday, painting a grim picture of the struggle to keep Israel secure.
Peace with Jordan – Stop Panicking

Since the publication of the King’s decision not to renew leases renting Jordanian property to Israel, utter hysteria has overcome the Israeli media and the voices of both broadcasters and those they interview are laced with panic.
The PLO-Hamas Divorce is Final

Gaza’s culture is Bedouin, while that of Arabs in Judea and Samaria is that of farmers and city dwellers. That is only one of the reasons the two areas don’t mesh.
Israel Supreme Court Judge Nearly Lynched on Samaria Road

David Mintz, one of Israel’s Supreme Court Judges, was accosted by 3 Palestinian men carrying hammers, while he was driving toward a junction on Route 463 in Samaria – not far from Jerusalem.
Can Beautiful Feet Stop Terrorism

We need more beautiful feet on the mountains of Israel.
Two Israelis Wounded in Samaria Stabbing Terrorist Attack

A 32-year-old Israeli reserve duty IDF soldier was stabbed by a Palestinian terrorist at a bus stop near the Samaria Regional Brigade base. A 26-year-old woman was lightly wounded by shrapnel during the IDF response to the attack. The soldier is in a moderate condition with stab wounds to the head, hand, and back.
Dear Benjamin Netanyahu,

It’s that time a year again when you and other world leaders head to the annual conference at the UN!
Trump & Palestine vs. Genesis, Rashi & The Land of Israel

The G-d of Israel does have a sense of Humor. Juxtaposing Pres. Trump’s recent UN press conference where he spoke of his two-state plan, followed within ten days, by G-d’s opinion of that plan.