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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Ongoing War with Gaza and Implications for Israel-Iran

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Since Friday March 9, 2012, more than 200 rockets have been fired from Gaza to various parts of Israel. These attacks have been aimed at B...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Purim in Ra'anana

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As the news is filled with reports of potential hostilities between Israel and Iran, we are celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim. Purim...
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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Justice Joubran, Arabs and Haredim in Israel: Loyalty, Hatikvah and Universal Conscription?

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(Israeli Supreme Court Justice Salim Joubran - from Haaretz) Justice Asher Grunis was sworn in on Tuesday as the new President (Chief Jus...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Blowing Winds in Israel - of Different Kinds

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There are lots of different kinds of winds blowing these days in Israel and the rest of the Middle East. At the most literal level, Israel...
Sunday, February 26, 2012

Buses in Tel-Aviv? Ultra-Orthodox to go to the Army? More on Secular-Religious Tensions in Israel

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On February 13, 2012, I wrote about some issues of religious-secular tension in Israel. There have been some further developments and I tho...
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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Son of Hamas by Mosab Hassan Yousef - A Review

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Mosab Hassan Yousef is a former Hamas member who began working for Israel while living in Ramallah. He eventually converted to Christianit...
Monday, February 13, 2012

Religious-Secular Tensions in Israel

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Israel faces many different types of issues, some of which are distinctly more problematic than those with which other countries have to co...