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Barack vs Bibi?

In spite of Netanyahu's past battles with Obama, and his obvious preference for Mitt Romney, Israeli analysts are hopeful that the two leaders can work together.The Shtetl Remedy

Now that it’s cold season, you could place your hopes in chicken soup and a flu shot.  Or you could try cupping, blood-letting, eating garlic cloves, drinking milk-and-alcohol mixtures . . . (2010)1979: What Are the Settlements For?

Minutes of Israeli cabinet meetings from October 1979 reveal a dispute between Ariel Sharon and Ezer Weizman as to whether West Bank settlements were a security necessity or a liability.Obama’s Foreign Policy Cliff

With crises in Syria, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, Obama faces national security threats across the Middle East; but his top priority will be Iran's nuclear program. Very Superstitious

While science and technology have supplanted magic and the occult in the West, Jews have not only retained old superstitions, but invented some new ones.  Hayei Sarah: She’s My Wife and My Sister!

The "mother of Israel in danger" stories—and the strange resonance of one of them in this week's episode. (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:11:02So Long, Lieberman

In his exit interview, the retiring U.S. senator says he is"taking a sabbatical from elective partisan politics"—which might "go on for the rest of my life." (Interview by Mark Leibovich)