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New Election Manipulations

Mordechai Kremnitzer, professor emeritus of law at the Hebrew University, cites in his Ha’aretz column of January 10 the old story about the man who murdered his parents and then claimed clemency in court because he was an orphan. Kremnitzer…
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Aliyah Schizophrenia

“Israel is doing a decent job of bringing people here but a terrible job of bringing these immigrants fully into the fold of the Jewish people. Because the only way to do that is to guarantee their full rights here in Israel and particularly…
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Unrest before Israel’s April Election

Individuals who feel uncomfortable in their marriages often assume that the grass is greener elsewhere. It doesn’t need much of an upheaval for a partner to act on that fantasy and leave the existing union in the hope of greater success elsewhere.…
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Fears and Prayers

The day after it was announced that Israelis will go to the polls on April 9, a headline in the Times of Israel read: “Early election timing likely more to do with graft-dodging than draft-dodging.” Though the formal reason for holding the…
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Reform as an Insult; Reform Insulted

A court of law in Israel may soon have to decide whether to call someone Reform is an insult. Adina Bar Shalom - the daughter of the former Sephardi Chief Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef, the sister of the current incumbent of that office and the wife of…
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Don’t Trust in the Great

Trump supporters in Israel seem to have gone silent after his announcement that he’s bringing home the remaining 2,200 American soldiers in Syria which will give Iran a freer hand to attack us here, either direct or by its proxies. All…
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Will Benny Gantz Save Israel?

Israelis are getting tired of Binyamin Netanyahu. The continued saga of his possible indictment for bribery and related matters reflect his less than healthy relationship to money. The reported antics of his wife have become lore. And now also…
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Reform Judaism: Reflections Inspired by Simon Schama

Sir Simon Schama, celebrated historian, best-selling author and TV personality was in Jerusalem the other day to give a lecture called, “Jewish Arguments Then and Now.” Starting with the two creation stories in the Book of Genesis and moving…
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The Primeminister’s Many Hats

In addition to wearing the hat of prime minister of Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu wears at least three other hats. He’s Israel’s foreign minister, its communications minister and its defense minister. The other members of the cabinet seem to…
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With Friends Like That……

There’s evidence to suggest that much of the Muslim world is abandoning the Palestinians in favour of Israel. What in recent years had been covert has now become overt: Israel’s seemingly warm relationship with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf…

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