-I refer to the American People, not the Administration. But I guess as long as they keep on adding something to their drinking water chances are, that they'll vote Hillary next time around....(or... is it something in the air?)

I also have dream that one day Israel will abandon its right-wing ethno- nationalist agenda in favour of one based on real Jewish values, equity and inclusion. Shana Tova.

" Real jewish values???" what would you know about jewish values? Nationalism , my dear friend ,is most certainly "a jewish value." I suggest you stop dreaming and confront reality, as we in Israel have to do.

Heaven forbid Israel should be "nationalist". What could be worse. Heaven forbid Israel should act like the Jewish National Homeland, which is what Israel was founded to be. Bertram, your mind numbing leftist "dream" is completely irrelevant to Judaism and totally incompatible with Israel's welfare.

After all Obama has done, and is still doing, to harm Israel; can you imagine a Rabbi being dumb enough to believe Obama has Israel's back? Yet there are no doubt leftist Rabbis who are dumb enough. There are leftist Rabbis anxious for Israel to take further steps towards becoming a 9 mile wide concentration camp to please Obama.

There is something wrong in the Kingdom of Danes ( as it goes in Shakespeare's Hamlet) if a nation such as Israel constantly requires assurances from the president(s) of the United States that they will stand by her.Will this go forever ? Where does it say in any book that such relationship are cast in stone forever ? What happens if one day national interests make it impossible for the USA to give these assurances.This dependence forever on such assurances present a major risk for Israel ...

Kerry, Obama or the world have no moral compass to show anyone. As with the holocaust where the world turned a blind eye to state murder of Jews , Now innocent unborn, Our eternal father will judge. Yes this is bad, But USA is not Holeyer than thou. Wait for conclusive evidence, Both sides can gain from this deed.

1.Always good to have your (repetitive) input, Chaim. That way I am reasonably certain that what I am saying makes sense. 2. I now have the definition of a 'leftist rabbi': one with whom Chain disagrees. 3. Finally, I now know that non-nationalistic Judaism isn't Judaism at all. Cuts out quite a few 'Jews': those who see their home as the US, the UK, etc., many non-Zionist Charedi, and those who place an emphasis on working towards a socially just world rather merely 'surviving'.

On this eve of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we'll pray that G-d finally grant you a modicum of insightful logic.

unfortunately childish idiocy now dominates in the former USA.

eyes, then go ahead: stay and contribute to that "just" Sharia Britain/Europe you and your fellow travellers are so cluelessly & blindly constructing as we speak. Please, do yourself a favour: remove that "Das Kapital" from under your pillow, dear Bertie, you're not too old to change.

#10. It is practically impossible to imagine Bertie with any common sense. However, is does no harm to spread blessings. Israel has the potential to do miraculous things. Israel ALREADY has done many miraculous things. But Israel has got to totally reject the appeasement mind warp of the likes of Bertie.

...to those who wish me good sense and a good new year. May I reciprocate with the following advice: 1. To tom, forget the tired old joke about shari'a, it demeans you. As for Marx's 'Capital', I am more likely to use it as a door stop. You need to undertake a little more - serious - reading and thinking. 2. To Chaim, I actually agree with you (what?!) that Israel has the potential to do miraculous things. I know you won't believe me (not that I care too much) but I am pro-Israel. I just happen to think that you and others similarly inclined are, unintentionally, helping to destroy the country 3. Please, all of you, accept that there is more than one way to be Jewish because there are a hell of a lot of us - around 50% of the global population - who have an authentic life, as Jews, outside Israel, with deep and long histories in the Diaspora. And, as much you will hate this, modern Israel is very much the product of the Diaspora. Shalom Chaverim.