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Category Archives: Israel
Israel’s Unholy Image
From The Jewish Press blog: Thumbing through this month’s issue of Conde Nast Traveler, I stopped upon a two-page spread advertising Israel. The ad features a lithe female in a tube top stretching her body in a dancer’s pose on … Continue reading
War And Peace
Chaim Amalek writes: Luke, I know you’ve changed your mind about Bush’s decision to invade Iraq. But what about Iran? 1. Should the United States initiate war with Iran to stop it from developing the capability to manufacture nuclear weapons? … Continue reading
Israeli Baseball Expose
TabloidBaby reports: World-renowned journalist Elli Wohlgelernter– known here as Our Man Elli In Israel– is already causing shockwaves around the sportsworld with his exposé of the new Israel Baseball League. In this sidebar story, he explores one of the most … Continue reading
Dungeons & Divisions
Sheli Teitelbaum writes for The Jerusalem Report: With draft-dodging alarmingly on the rise, the IDF is generally loath to give potential recruits pointers on how to avoid the rigors of compulsory service. Not long ago, however, army psychologists publicly divulged … Continue reading
Israel’s Great Rabbis?
Elliot Resnick writes: Israeli "gedolim" are really a curious lot. They take stands on the most peculiar issues and remain silent on issues that seem to demand an outcry. Sparking the above observation is the ban — signed by Rav … Continue reading
Israeli “Yeshivish” Lingo
From Evasnotes: Chababneek: the short little guy who hangs around the pizza shop. Basically, a little guy who needs to know everything and get involved. Aars: The equivalent of a real California dude. Talks real slow, thinks he’s real cool, … Continue reading
Selling Harry Potter on Shabbat against the law
Brad Greenberg reports: Who cares whether Harry Potter is a Christian, you’re about to get fined whatever his faith if you’re an Israeli bookseller planning on making bank when the final installment in the "Potter" series comes out Saturday morning. … Continue reading
Friars
From EvasNotes: The worst insult you can tell to an Israeli is that he is a friar. Anyone who lets others take advantage of them is a friar. One reason why Israelis hate the chareidim in Israel so much is … Continue reading
1967: Israel, the War, and the Year That Transformed the Middle East
David Margolick writes in The New York Times: Segev’s look into the origins of the occupation is invaluable. His research is prodigious, his intelligence obvious, his ability to reconstruct complex chains of events impressive. He writes clearly and confidently and … Continue reading
Tzipi, Israel and the Gray Lady
From Jewcy.com: The New York Times Magazine’s recent profile of Tzipi Livni is too lengthy to be dealt with in a single post, but a few issues spring immediately to attention. For one, the Times is once again (forgive the … Continue reading