by Kim Troup | May 9, 2017 | Reflections from Israel
Introduction: Mazal Tov! Avital Stern Buchnick, my trusted and wonderful assistant, has given birth to an adorable baby girl. While she is on maternity leave, my neighbor and old friend Shira Schwartz will be writing some of our emails. For those of you who have...
by Kim Troup | Mar 7, 2012 | News from the Land
Prime Minister Netanyahu just completed a very important visit to the US. He addressed AIPAC, the important pro-Israel lobby organization, and met with President Obama. Commentators have seen Obama’s speech at AIPAC as very pro-Israel, although some have questioned...
by Kim Troup | Feb 27, 2012 | News from the Land
These past few weeks have included a number of significant events, seemingly unrelated, and yet all bear watching for their inevitable affect on current affairs in Israel. In early September, Mahmoud Abbas began the process of obtaining UN recognition for a...