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Category Archives: Israel
Israel’s Hostage Exchange
Jonathan Rosenblum writes: Of all the many bizarre elements of hostage exchange approved this week by the Israeli cabinet by a vote of 22-3, the most bizarre was that Israel negotiated as if did not matter whether Ehud Goldwasser and … Continue reading
Joe Klein Apparently Unscathed By His Divided Loyalties Charge
Mickey Kaus writes: Klein Lives: Have the rules changed? Last Tuesday, Time‘s Joe Klein wrote: The fact that a great many Jewish neoconservatives–people like Joe Lieberman and the crowd over at Commentary–plumped for this war, and now for an even … Continue reading
Some Charedim Ban The Ipod
Jameel Rashid blogs: Despite the attempts to elevate the ubiquitous iPod and other similar mp4 recording/playback devices to objects that are "kosher" within the ultra-orthodox Jewish community, the Jerusalem neighborhoods of Geula and Mea-Shearim are now plastered with "pashkevils" posters … Continue reading
Hot Lesbian Seminary Sex In ‘The Secrets’
Dikla Kadosh writes: The secret is out. There is a steamy sexual scene between two gorgeous Israeli women in the film, “The Secrets.” But the Israeli film, directed by Avi Nesher and spotlighted in this year’s Israel Film Festival, is … Continue reading
‘Praying In Her Own Voice’
It’s a testament to my growing spiritual sensitivity that I’m able to enjoy a movie about such ugly women. People will either love or hate the protagonists of this documentary from Yael Katzir. The hour-long production makes no pretense about … Continue reading
Israeli Cinema Is Painful
Nine out of ten times I rent an Israeli film, I regret it. They’re horribly boring. I just checked out "Sallah." It’s billed as "Israel’s all-time classic" and it is supposedly the highest grossing movie in the history of Israeli … Continue reading
Shame Over Sexual Abuse In Israel
Time magazine reports: Among Israel’s ultra-orthodox Jews, the Haredim, social workers are often called "child-snatchers" and the police "Cossacks," harking back to the 19th century pogroms against Jews in Russia. These cloistered communities, in which women are expected to raise … Continue reading
Taking The Israel Lobby To Israel
From the New Republic: No one will bitch, probably no one will even picket. And, of course, no one will take responsibility for the sheer nonsense of the argument. I wonder whether Walt and Mearsheimer, now that they will be … Continue reading
Two Assaults On Religious Zionism
Caroline Glick writes: Israel’s 2005 withdrawal from Gaza was presented to the world as a strategic bid to enhance prospects for peace between the Palestinians and Israel. Proponents of the move argued that removing all Israeli civilians and military … Continue reading
A Basketball Team As A Microcosm Of Israel
Steve Walz writes: There was Julius "Dr. J" Erving, the former ABA and NBA star sitting courtside Thursday evening flaunting his yellow Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball cap, as the elite team of Israel’s professional league met Hapoel Holon in the … Continue reading