Many of you have written to ask whether I'm aware of Judge Goldstone's Washington Post op-ed Reconsidering the Goldstone Report on Israel and war crimes and the Times follow up Head of U.N. Panel Regrets Saying Israel Intentionally Killed Gazans.

I've got a nasty cold and I'd taken the last few days off from the internet altogether, but I am aware of them now, and I ask you to please bear with me. I'll do my best to have something more substantial to say within the next few days.

Shavua tov / a good week to all.