Trying to figure out the results of the Israeli election? Here\’s something that might help: compare and contrast what happened this week in Israel with what happened last November in Florida.
Ehud Barak\’s term as Israeli prime minister was among the shortest in Israeli history, but in just 19 months he succeeded in altering the strategic landscape of the Middle East and recasting the terms of Israeli political debate.
The election of Ariel Sharon in Israel is likely to bring a new dynamic to the relationship between the United States and one of its strongest allies.
With this issue, the Journal launches a new feature, Educator Q & A. We will be featuring regular interviews with teachers, school administrators and others involved in public, private and Jewish education in the greater Los Angeles area.
The night George McGovern got trounced by Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential race, Barry Goldwater, whom Lyndon Johnson had clobbered eight years earlier, called to commiserate. "George," said Goldwater, "if you have to lose, lose big."
In the early 1990s, Drs. Bernard and Melanie Gero began to look toward the future for their young children.
When I last wrote this column for The Jewish Journal several months ago, I had no idea that my mother would soon be living a short bike ride away. Or that her relocation to Los Angeles would take over my life. But transitions, while challenging and stressful, thankfully don\’t usually last forever, and I\’m glad to say that Mom is finally settled in, and I\’m returning to my status as a fully functioning human being.
Talk to Jewish Republicans these days and you hear a palpable sense of coming out of the wilderness.
Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon may find that the worst thing about his landslide victory Tuesday over incumbent Ehud Barak was precisely his 25-point margin of victory.
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