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Z is for Zionist. I am one.
Though I am not a "political" songwriter, current events in Israel provide enough material for a new song every day of the week. This Diary is a different kind of song -- personal stories (and articles by other writers) that may help you get a better perspective on the pressure-cooker we call home.
Israel Diary Entries:
July 2008
Goldwasser, Regev and the Exchange - Three Reactions
March 2008 In the Aftermath - Mourning at Mercaz HaRav
Feb 2008 Gaza's Culture of Self-Destruction
January 2008
Pallywood, A Tragic Industry
December 2007
Miracle on the 9th Day of Channukah
November 2007
Sderot Waits for Annapolis
September 2007
We Shop in Sderot; They Dodge Bombs
August 2007 Back to School - Underground
July 2007
Israeli (Folkie) Product Launch
June 2007
Bad Cop, Bad Cop December, 2006
We All Live on Maccabee Street
November, 2006
Olmert - A Study in Delusion August, 2006
Ceasefire - Why Don't I Feel Better?
July, 2006
War Refugees in Bet Shemesh
June, 2006
Taking Modern Anti-Semitism Seriously
May, 2006
Tough Love from Israel's Friends
November, 2005
October, 2005
International Donors "Concerned"
August, 2005
Daring to Use the "Chet" Word
March, 2005
The Observant Soldier and Disengagement February, 2005
Lifting Our Voices January, 2005
July, 2004
Why Is Anyone Surprised?
May, 2004
A Very Hard Week
February, 2004
January, 2004
December, 2003
November, 2003
A Voice from Istanbul October, 2003
Golda's Successors
September, 2003
If a Place Can Make You Cry
August, 2003
July, 2003
Seven Minutes of Peace Promotion
June, 2003
Accomodating the Unthinkable
May, 2003
Parents as Human Shields
April, 2003
Those Wandering Jews
March, 2003
Suiting Up
February, 2003
A Sweet Idea
January, 2003
Dreams of a Nation
December, 2002
Looking at the Fear in Their Eyes
November, 2002
Why I Love the U.N.
October, 2002
Trick or Treat
September, 2002
A Familiar Ring...
August, 2002
Get the Logic?
July, 2002
June, 2002
Bomber Baseball
May, 2002
God Bless America
April, 2002
"I want to talk to the children..."
March, 2002
Guarding the Children
February, 2002
FOX TV Wakes Up to "The Children's Club"
January, 2002
A Trip to Terror Central
December, 2001
Teach Your Children Well
November, 2001
On Child Sacrifice October, 2001 Opting to React September, 2001 But It's a Mitzva to be Happy… August, 2001
Song of Life, Song of Death
Must We Fuel the Attackers?
Miracle Girl
An Inconvenient Truth
Funding Fanaticism
The View from Here
Falcon Ridge: Israeli Impressions
Business as Usual?
Heartbreak in Sderot
The View to Gaza
Where's the Outrage?
Yes, Boycott Israel
How my Granddad Invented the Holocaust
Surrender as a National Strategy
Singing in a Bomb Shelter
One of My Neighbors Speaks Up
Talking Hizbulla Blues
What Did You Do During Summer Vacation?
Kassam warfare and kids
Update: PA TV Falsifies Video of Gaza Deaths
Tragedy on Gaza Beach
The Taxi Driver
Orange
Vandalism Back Home
Oslo Again
Day Camp Drop-Off
Rude Shocks
Are We Israelis?
The Wages of Denial
Foreign Policy Freelancers
Widening the Conflict - Why Syria?
Summer Round Up
School for Scandal
Weighing in on the Wall
Landmark Speech #12,401
The Forgotten Word: Victory
Mike's Place - a Month Later
Settling the Issue
My Memorial Day
Free at Last!
This Passes for Normal
The "Real" Threat - Tzav Shmoneh
On Being Surrounded
Thoughts on Re-Entry
Can We Get On With It Already?!
Israeli Clown College
Do I Feed the (Anti-Semitic) Trolls?
After the Fall
Three Views from Space
At Last - Some Good News!
Corruption Disruption
Scary Statistics
"...and There Ain't No School No More"
The Key of Life
Boola, boola!
On the Home Front
Miracle for Hannuka
Two Degrees of Distance
First Rain
I'm Outa Here
Back at My Old School
Angels in Tel Aviv
Washington, Every Day for Two Years
The Coming Fall of the Temple Mount
Installing "Noah's Ark" at Home
Under the Trees
Dershowitz on Divestment
Thoughts on the Bus
Selective Outrage
Aqsa Brigade: Keep On Killin'!
Shoulder to Shoulder
Talk to the Children
A Look at the Lull
Mmm...Pizza!
Why Visit Israel Now?
Thoughts Before Yom Kippur
In Memorium
Through the Valley of Death
Happy New Year
The View from There
Marla Bennet, Z"L
Never Underestimate the Power...
Today's Bus Bombing
"Getaway" Weekend with the Bordern Police
A Question of Blood
The Canary in Europe's Mine
Up and Down at Jacob's Ladder
Oslo - What Went Wrong?
A Letter from an Israeli Grandmother
Army Radio Reveals: We Are Not One
My Holocaust Complex
Dear Crown Prince
Going it Alone
The Longest Passover
Digging in for the Long Run
Mother Goose Redux
Purim: The Whole Megilla
Closer to Home
Split-Second Miracles
Check All Guns and Guitars at the Door
Memories of a Gulf War Romance
Zen Zionism
My Kids' Advice for George Dubya
"You Stole Their Land!"
Did I Order That With My Pizza?
Arafat, Christmas, and Harry Potter
What Did You Learn in School Today?
Hannukah at the Mall
Music, Messenger of Tragedy
Peres and Parenting 101
The End of the Great Debate
"Mom, I Hate Seeing Policemen"
The Mathematics of Murder
A Child's Solution: "So… pray!"
Murder of a Government Minister
Terror: A Six-Year Old's Perspective
Bin Laden Plays the Anti-Israel Card
A "Relaxing" Family Vacation
Fear for My Kids - A WTC Dream
Hitting Close to (My Old) Home
The Language of Tears
Daily Murders? Pu-LEESE!
Moms, Kids, and the "Cease-Fire"
A Liberal's Perogative: Blame Israel
"Honey, Don't Forget the Kids' Gas Masks!"
Parachutes and Prayers
Is it Really All Our Fault?
Does the World Get It Now?
Terror Goes Global; Before and After 9/11
Shoot Your Radio, Blow Up the TV
Three Terror Attacks in One Day
On the Religious-Secular Divide
Songs of Peace at a Time of War
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