February 8, 2013 5:00 am Staying in love with Israel When I was 16, I fell in love – not with a girl but with Israel. That summer, my family and I visited for the first time, a three-week trip that left me entranced. On the last day, August 29, 1970, I wrote in my diary: “As soon as I came, I had the idea […] By Alan Elsner
February 4, 2011 5:00 am Egypt’s turmoil leaves Israel silent and worried The uprising in Egypt that looks as if it may sweep away President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year-old regime threatens to deprive Israel of its most important strategic ally in the region. Israeli leaders have been silent about the events in Egypt and are powerless to affect the outcome. But they and the entire Israeli population are […] By Alan Elsner