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Friday, June 29, 2012

Israel to Draft Ultra-Religious and Arab Israelis

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The debate over universal, mandatory military conscription in Israel is heating up.  It is a very important debate, which may change the cha...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Jamri/Jumri Party in Kiryat Eqron, Israel

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I went to a different kind of party last night - a " jamri " party.  What is jamri ? (or pronounced " jumri ?").  It is ...
Friday, June 22, 2012

Woman Arrested for Wearing Tallit at Kotel

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 A woman was arrested yesterday at the Kotel (the Western Wall) in Jerusalem and questioned for wearing a Tallit (a prayer shawl) in the...
Thursday, June 7, 2012

Ra'anana Wine Festival - June 27th/28th, 2012

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This picturesque location will be the scene for Ra'anana's 2nd Annual Wine Festival, which will be held on June 27th and 28th, 2012...
Monday, May 28, 2012

African Migrants in South-Tel-Aviv: Some Recent Issues

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For Jewish people, Passover marks the beginning of a 50 day time period between two Jewish holidays. The holiday of Passover - Pesach - c...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Peter Beinart: The Crisis of Zionism - A Review

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After reading and reviewing the wonderfully optimistic book Start-Up Nation , I decided to "balance" it by reading Peter Beinart...

Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle

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Many of the readers of this blog may have already read Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle ,” since it was released in ...