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Category Archives: Israel
NYT: Reporting From Iran, Jewish Paper Sees No Plot to Destroy Israel
Larry Cohler-Esses is the best reporter on Jewish life and the Forward does much of its best journalism. The New York Times reports: The first journalist from an American Jewish pro-Israel publication to be given an Iranian visa since 1979 … Continue reading
Iran Vs Israel
How much of the kvetching about this potential American deal with Iran is just bargaining for advantage? I don’t know much about the Middle East and nuclear arms control, but all the heated rhetoric reminds me of the frightening talents … Continue reading
I Am Not Shocked By Terrorism In Israel
I am not shocked when a haredi Jews slashes Jews at a Jerusalem gay pride parade. A gay pride parade in Jerusalem is an affront to traditional Jewish values. I am not shocked when Arabs commit terror against Jews and … Continue reading
Moshe The Religious Gets 32 Years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man who prosecutors say was a leader of an Israeli organized crime ring that moved drugs and money across the globe was sentenced Friday to 32 years in prison. Moshe Matsri, 49, was … Continue reading
Jonathan Pollard To Go Free?
From Wikipedia: Four former directors of Naval Intelligence — William Studeman, Sumner Shapiro, John L. Butts, and Thomas Brooks — issued a public response to the call for clemency, and what they termed “the myths that have arisen from this … Continue reading
How Israel’s Wars Hurt Diaspora Jews
As Israel is the Jewish state, how could Jews around the world not become targets of those who dislike the behavior of Israel? The behavior of Jews and of the Jewish state profoundly affects how Jews are treated by non-Jews. … Continue reading
I Wish America Would Do This
Israel leads the way once again in serious governance. REPORT: Stone-throwers could be jailed for up to 20 years under a controversial new law passed by Israeli MPs. The new legislation – supported by Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government – was … Continue reading
Israel Doesn’t Want Black Hebrews
REPORT: Arriving in Israel for a wedding celebration, the two were turned away on suspicion of belonging to the Black Hebrew Community. An American convert to Judaism and her 10-year-old son were detained for almost 48 hours in a holding … Continue reading
How To Deal With Israelis
Chaim Amalek: I wonder if they have something like this for working with other nationalities. Luke Ford: We could get rich writing such! Chaim Amalek: “How to deal with people from Haiti.” Chaim Amalek: “How to work with Romani chip … Continue reading