Smoking gun: The New York Times' etrog

Twenty years ago next Friday night, Mrs. Carl and I and our four children, and my wife's niece who had spent the summer as our mother's helper, boarded an El Al flight from New York's Kennedy airport to Tel Aviv. For Mrs. Carl and me and our American-born children, this was our aliya flight. We immigrated to Israel that night. It was August 19, 1991, the 8th day of the Jewish month of Elul.

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NY Times calls for 'imposed solution'

In an editorial that says that 'all share the blame' for the Middle East impasse - and then conveniently forgets Barack Hussein Obama's role in the impasse - the New York Times concludes that the United States 'and its partners' must impose a 'solution.' The best way, likely the only way, to head off this debacle is with the start of serious negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. The

Huh? New York Times calls Israel 'deeply humane'

I guess this proves the theory that even a broken clock can sometimes be correct. The New York Times has called an Israeli policy 'deeply humane' (Hat Tip: Mrs. Carl). Unlike countries where couples can go broke trying to conceive with the assistance of costly medical technology, Israel provides free, unlimited IVF procedures for up to two “take-home babies” until a woman is 45. The policy has