Bayit Rek (Empty House) OUT THERE by HERB KEINON May 29, 2015 – 9:00 A.M. When the kids were a few years younger, say in their late teens, “We’re not going to be home for Shabbat” were the eight most…
Written Q&A with Netanyahu on heading list of Post’s 50 most influential Jews
The most powerful Jewish voice in the room. by HERB KEINON May 22, 2015 – 3:30 P.M. No Jew in the world has more impact and influence on global events than the Israeli prime minister; any prime minister. It comes…
Pulling in different directions
As the new government gets started, the main actors in the Mideast diplomatic drama are all pulling in very different directions: The Palestinians want the world to impose a solution, Israel is sending mixed messages, the EU and France are…
Netanyahu to Post: Israeli PM must give voice to Jewish concerns, even if not all Jews agree
PM says govt. as currently constituted does not reflect ‘will of the people’ by HERB KEINON May 21, 2015 – 7:30 A.M. The Israeli prime minister has a responsibility to “give voice to the concerns of the Jewish people,” even…
A softer Obama tone on Israel?
ANALYSIS By HERB KEINON May 16, 2015 – 10:00 P.M. Tellingly, and a good indication of priorities, the last question Al-Arabiya reporter Nadia Bilbassy-Charters asked President Barack Obama in an interview over the weekend had to do with Israel and…
Makovsky: History will be nicer to Kerry than the newspapers
Makovsky: Most settlement tenders during peace talks were for sliver of land Abbas once agreed would remain in Israel Former Kerry staffer praises ex-boss, says “treated unjustly” by Israeli public by HERB KEINON May 12, 2015 – 9:15 P.M. During…
Israel marks 50 years of ties with its best friend in Europe — Germany
Israel’s best friend in Europe is now a given ANALYSIS By HERB KEINON May 11, 2015 – 11:30 P.M. To grasp just how far Israeli-German relations have developed since formal diplomatic ties were established 50 years ago on Tuesday, contrast…
Giora Eiland: Bad US-Russian relations responsible for problematic Iran deal
Former NSC head: Had US-Russia ties been better, Iran deal would look very different by HERB KEINON May 7, 2014 – 4:45 P.M. US-Russian tensions over the last decade are a principal reason Iran is on the verge of becoming…
The significance of a new Israeli govt. without a full time foreign minister
A key ministry without a full-time minister By HERB KEINON May 7, 2015 – 4.30 P.M. Avigdor Liberman’s decision Monday, at nearly the very last moment, to quit the Foreign Ministry and the coalition negotiations and take his hard-right Yisrael…
On Life’s Patterns
Out There: Comfort Patterns by HERB KEINON May 1, 2015 – 10:00 A.M. Patterns are everywhere. They are in the clouds, in the leaves, in the waves. They are in the masts of ships, in the rooftops, in the tiles…