Israel doesn’t need Imported Sex Offenders, even if they are Respected Rabbis
Most people will never have heard of Baruch Lanner unless you were one of his victims. Baruch Lanner has for years been considered one of the brilliant and charismatic educators in the National Conference of Synagogue Youth, which is part of the Orthodoxy Union and has within that organization for many years worked with and […]
Tales of a Hospital Visit
So last Sunday morning, the man wakes up at 5 am, as he does every day, takes his morning walk and prepares for the day. After breakfast, he leaves for work and everything seems fine. But in the office, around noon, our man starts to feel bad and develops a fever. After consulting with his […]
From the protocol of the Israeli Cabinet meeting this morning:
The Minister of Internal Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, has ordered the complete closure of the Temple Mount to Muslim prayers and the closure of the El Aqsa mosque. Extra Border Police units have been brought in to maintain order and security. In a memo to the police and the Army, Transportation Minister Bezalel Smotrich ordered […]
Another Night in the Knesset
Israeli politics reached a new level of absurdity this week when the Knesset was asked to vote on the renewal of the Emergency Regulations for the Occupied Territories. Far-left members of Meretz, who have fought for years to bring the occupation to an end, voted in favor of legitimizing it for at least another five […]
More Jewish, Less Democratic
Almost a year has passed since the new Israeli government was sworn in, and despite the predictions to the contrary, it is still functioning and not going anywhere. The pessimism, or maybe the wishful thinking of some, about the demise of the Bennett coalition of course stems from the revolutionary nature of this coalition government. […]
Politics gone Astray
This week in the Knesset it again became clear that there are politicians who have completely lost the importance and purpose of their mission as member of the Israeli Parliament. The coalition brought to a vote a bill that will give soldiers that complete their army service a partial grant to pay for the tuition […]
A Killing, a Funeral and the curse of Occupation
It has been more than a week since the Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed while reporting on a violent clash between Israeli troops and Palestinians in the Jenin refugee camp, and it will most likely never become clear who shot the fatal bullet that hit her in the head and killed her. And […]
Bulldozing Democracy
The Supreme Court in Israel is the highest legal authority in the democratic system and as such presides over a wide variety of issues that range from constitutional disputes to legal conflicts. In the past years, the Supreme Court has been the target of (mostly) Ultra-right politicians and activists, who took issue with rulings of […]
Immigration and Exploitation
Ever since the establishment of the State in 1948, Israel has declared itself “a Safe Haven” for all Jews of the world and has enacted laws to make sure that any Jew who wants to come live “among his people” in the Promised land can do so. While the principle of the Save Haven is […]
Saturday April 30 test
another test….be patient, with all of the changes happening recently on the internet, and wordpress and security protocols, we’re trying to make sure that the notifications are infact getting through to our subscribers
