Israeli Zeitgeist

-The 2007 “Corruption Perceptions Index” shows a modest improvement for Israel over 2006. (Haaretz)

-The latest survey of Israeli attitudes toward war and peace finds very strong backing for a major ground campaign in Gaza, and a strong belief that war with Syria is far less likely than peace negotiations or the status quo. (Haaretz)

-A look at the dark world of Israeli conspiracies. (Haaretz)

-Despite the dreadful year which just passed, Isi Lieber asks us to remember that “we remain the most fortunate and blessed Jewish generation in over 2,000 years of exile and persecution, and that Israel still stands out as the greatest success story of our century past.� (The Jerusalem Post)

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