To the day, two years passed since October 7, when Hamas attacked Israel. The calendar says that we are supposed to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. On this years Feast of Tabernacles commemorating the exodus from Egypt, the mood…
Today a cease-fire started between Israel and Hamas. 50 hostages, or about 1/5th of the hostages abducted by Hamas, are supposed to be released, against 150 Palestinian terrorists held by Israel. At first Hamas is said to release 13 hostages…
(I had started a war diary on my German-language website and got requests to translate and re-post here.) Another hot, humid day. This afternoon my dog and I were surprised by a rocket attack (well, it wasn’t entirely unexpected). We…
A week ago I woke up to the sound of sirens. Rockets rained down on Tel Aviv and, much more so, on the towns, cities and kibbutzim around the Gaza strip. This was only a cover for the most vile,…
The West Bank town of Jericho is part of the land controlled by the Palestinian Authority. Inside the West Bank, it is probably the biggest tourist and pilgrim attraction after Bethlehem. With good reason I believe, as the history of…
The Murad Castle Museum for Archaeology and Palestinian Heritage – also named Solomon Pools Museum – is located across Solomon’s Pools in al-Khader, a suburb of Bethlehem governed by the Palestinian National Authority. Those who expect to find a wealth…
