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Category Archives: Israel
Israeli Anger Over American Interference
Israelis seem to get very angry at the influence of American Jews in Israeli politics. I have a few thoughts on this, none of which reflect well on Israelis. One. You don’t get mad at something that is insignificant. If … Continue reading
Israel At 60
Yossi Klein Halevi reflects: To be an Israeli at the time of the state’s 60th anniversary means to be resigned to living with insoluble emotional and political paradoxes. It means living with a growing fear of mortality, even as we … Continue reading
Cruelty In The Name Of God
From Haaretz: The decision by three rabbinic judges at the Supreme Rabbinic Court in Jerusalem, headed by Rabbi Avraham Sherman, to annul conversions conducted since 1999 by Rabbi Haim Druckman and the conversion court system comes as no surprise. The … Continue reading
After His Death, He Was Promoted To The Rank Of Jew
From Haaretz: Yesmao Yela’o was preparing to visit his mother in Ethiopia, whom he had not seen in five years, but the Second Lebanon War started and he was called up. "He told me that if he comes back from … Continue reading
The Man Who Brought Down Ehud Ohlmert
Joe emails: Meet Morris/Moshe Talansky http://www.nypost.com/seven/05062008/news/regionalnews/israel_scandals_li_link_109573.htm He splits his time between Woodmere, NY (the "Five" towns) and Wolfson Towers in Jerusalem. Divorced http://www.davefox73.com/wc01_157.html He is a major financier. here is one of his projects http://www2.nysun.com/article/58352 … Continue reading
Ben-Ami Kadish, American citizen (NJ), maintained contacts with Pollard’s handlers in the 80’s
He was arrested today (25 years later) for espionage… Haaretz reports: The new espionage affair revealed Tuesday is in fact an old story. Nothing in this fact, however, can reduce the gravity of damage it will cause Israel, nor lead … Continue reading
Should Jews Welcome Christian Support For Israel?
By Jan Willem van der Hoeven of the International Christian Zionist Center: It is truly amazing how self-destructive some of the Jewish leaders are in their relationship to those who, as never before, want to stand at Israel’s side at … Continue reading
The Third Temple: Israel’s Missing Link
Chaim Chlorfene writes: In the introduction to his book Ohr Hamikdash (Light of the Temple), Rabbi Moshe Luria, explains that the Torah, the Sabbath, and the Holy Temple are respectively the essence of Wisdom, Understanding, and Knowledge (Chachmah, Binah, and … Continue reading
Los Angeles Jewish Mother/Daughter Killed In Car Crash In Israel
From Haaretz: Devorah Levenberg and her daughter Aliza, 2, were not wearing seat belts when the car in which they were traveling crashed head-on into another vehicle. The Levenbergs – Devorah, her husband Moshe, and Aliza – hitched a ride … Continue reading