MiamiHerald.com: Uri Dromi

Israel’s future: Risks or opportunities?

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:06 EST

As Israelis look at developments around them, they have reason to be concerned. Hezbollah in the north is arming itself, while Hamas in the south is a constant threat. Bashar al-Assad is butchering his Syrian countrymen, and one wonders whether it’s worse for such a bloody dictator to remain in power amid a fragile stability, or for him to go, opening up a Pandora’s box as in Iraq.

A tale of two Israeli cities

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:41 EST

Last week, Israelis had one more reason to be proud of themselves — one of their cities was singled out for a rare honor.

The week that was in Israel

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:16 EST

Two Israelis made world headlines this week. In freezing Stockholm, Prof. Dan Shechtman of the Haifa-based Technion (Israeli technological institute) won the Nobel Prize in chemistry. In sunny Perth, Australia, Lee Korzits won the gold medal at the women’s Sailing World Championships, bringing her closer to the 2012 London Olympics.

Israel’s democracy in peril

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:40 EST

These are not good days for democracy in Israel.