Elections

This election, I still don’t understand Israelis

October 17, 2026

I thought after living here for 32 years. I finally understood Israelis. But perusing the pre-election polls, I realize how little I know.

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Should Israel be more like America?

March 31, 2019

When I first arrived here in 1984, I wanted Israel to be more like America. It was a common aspiration among immigrants: Israel of the mid-1980s was a much rougher place than it is today, with infrastructure resembling that of a developing nation (remember six-month waits for a home phone line?) more than the world-class […]

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