An escape plan from Israel? Or a filtering out?
י”א לחודש השנים עשר תשע”ד My father, an experienced traveler, and who is fluent in five languages, keeps harping on me about “having an escape plan.” If it gets to hot, he says, then I should have a...
View ArticleIsraeli aid to Africa: It’s a lot more than you think
י”ב לחודש השנים עשר תשע”ד Arutz 7: Israel Pledges 24 Million Shekel in Aid to Africa Marking 50 years of diplomatic relations, Israel and Germany launch joint effort to combat poverty in Africa. Tova...
View ArticleThe Haredi draft issue has never been about the Haredi draft
I used to think, and maybe I still do to a degree, that the Haredi leadership has never offered much in the way of alternative solutions to the draft issue. For the most part, it has put down Nahal...
View ArticleLeave “International Law” to the Internationals. I’ll Take The Torah!
מוצש״ק פר׳ בלק תשע״ד For years I have seen excellent articles written about the Jewish claim to Israel, based on international laws, UN resolutions, declarations, conventions, and in depth analyses of...
View ArticleAmerican, No More
ערב שבת קודש פר׳ כי תצא תשע״ד After arriving in Israel 17 years ago, I began doing, or rather redoing, my student teaching in the Tel-Aviv public school system. I can still remember one conversation I...
View ArticleBritain Is Growing Increasingly Anti-Semitic: Really? You Think?
Britain Growing Increasingly Anti- Semitic Lloyd Levy, August 18, 2014 I actually never thought I would have to write an article like this, from the green and pleasant land of England. However it...
View ArticleDo Jews Consider “Right-Wing” to be a Dirty Word?
י״א לחודש השמיני תשע״ה These are two words actually, but no matter. “Right-wing” does not comprise two little dirty words. The term is simply imprecise. Much better questions to ask, when considering...
View ArticleNetanayhu’s “Jewish State Law” Is Not Really Jewish
ג’ לחודש התשעי תשע”ה JPost.com: Cabinet approves ‘Jewish state bill’ Lahav Harkov, Herb Keinon, November 24, 2014 PM says he “can’t run the country with coalition’s ultimatums” as cabinet vote descends...
View ArticleDear Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Rejects Extremism? Seriously?
ערב שבת קודש פר׳ וארא תשע״ה Oh, I know that I am probably going to get into trouble for this, one way or another, assuming that Mark ever sees this, and bothers end up reading it, which I seriously...
View ArticleNo Need for a Referendum on Sovereignty over Judea and Samaria. The Issue has...
ערב ראש החודש האחד עשר תשע”ה While some support putting sovereignty to referendum to voted on by Israel citizens, I was referred to this recent video (Hebrew/English subtitles), put out by Women In...
View ArticleA Happy but Disappointing Purim
י״ז לחודש השנים עשר תשע״ה Two young men with kippoth approached me for a photo of me in my costume. I was impressed that they had asked me in Hebrew. I agreed. After the photo shoot, I asked them where...
View ArticleWill the World Heed Israel’s Warning?
On Tuesday, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor protested the infiltration of its territory by terrorists originating from Syria, and warned the international community of the Iranian...
View ArticleThe Valley Girl and the IDF Soldier
ח׳ לחודש השלישי תשע״ה So, there I was on the bus home from work, minding my own business, when a female, Israeli Defense Forces [IDF] soldier, came and asked me if she could sit down. Normally, I would...
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