Israel
An Egyptian American Lobbyist For Arab-Israeli Cooperation
There are scores of Israelis who work in think tanks and organizations that work toward cooperation between Israel and Arab countries. We never hear much about such Israelis. On the other hand, whenever there is an Arab who works toward the same peaceful goals, journalists seize the opportunity to tell his story, for it is always a unique story, a story where the exception proves the rule.
Dvarim
There is a parallel between the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz campaign, and this past week’s Torah portion, Dvarim. Wherever they go, throngs of people gather to see Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz and to be with them at their rally. At the beginning of Dvarim, Moses gathers all the people of Israel to speak to them. The crowd that came to hear Moses was much larger than the crowds at Harris-Walz rallies. In both cases, leaders wanted the people to remain vigilant in their quests to move forward.