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AIPAC’s Gamble

AIPAC’s Gamble

A few days ago, the Israel lobby in the United States, AIPAC, announced that it would no longer confine itself to its usual political activity in Washington, but would support specific candidates for elected office, Republicans and Democrats, who support Israel – even in the upcoming primary season. In so doing, AIPAC is changing its policy of avoiding direct involvement…
28/12/2021
Local private rabbinic courts undermine the reason they should exist

Local private rabbinic courts undermine the reason they should exist

A private court that forced is on litigants by the ultra-Orthodox community that sponsors it can’t properly serve those who would otherwise seek its rulings
27/12/2021
Next PA head will do more for Palestinians than Abbas ever did

Next PA head will do more for Palestinians than Abbas ever did

Without an Israeli peace initiative aimed at dividing the land into two states, we are abandoning Israel’s future to a Palestinian decision.
27/12/2021
Political Extremism and the Jews

Political Extremism and the Jews

There is a natural tendency, when discussing political extremism and polarization, to assume that the extreme Right and the extreme Left are mirror images of one another. In so doing, one appears evenhanded, even broadminded, able to accept that one’s own side’s extremists are as bad as those of the other side.
27/12/2021
By: Dr. Shlomo Fischer
How the Abraham Accords Can Also Help Restore Israel–American Jewry Relations

How the Abraham Accords Can Also Help Restore Israel–American Jewry Relations

The Abraham Accords can bring together not just the children of Isaac and Ishmael but also the descendants of Isaac with one another.
27/12/2021
So how, in fact, do Haredi women behave?

So how, in fact, do Haredi women behave?

Ultra-Orthodox feminists aren’t just changing their own communities, they are posing a wider challenge: Can new and different models be tolerated in the Israeli secular space?
05/12/2021
Europe needs to allow Jews to practice shechita

Europe needs to allow Jews to practice shechita

Eight European countries have banned the practice of shechita.
15/11/2021
The IDF’s ‘Operation Guardian of the Pensions’ will backfire

The IDF’s ‘Operation Guardian of the Pensions’ will backfire

The army’s campaign to prop up extravagant retirement payouts busts the budget and rankles the public. Becoming fodder for satire is not a good sign.
14/11/2021
Too many changes to Israel’s Basic Laws can erode democracy
Democracy

Too many changes to Israel’s Basic Laws can erode democracy

Although legally permissible, these frequent changes constitute an abuse of the Knesset’s powers as a constituent authority.
14/11/2021
Democracy
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