Jerusalem is one of the strangest cities in the world. Let's leave aside all the tourist promotion about "Jerusalem of Gold" and "a city holy to three religions." And the Israeli claim that it is "Israel's capital, eternal and undivided." All that is window dressing for what Jerusalem really is. A city which has been fought over for thousands of years by … [Read more...]
Netanyahu Expects Demise of Non-Orthodox Jewry in Two Generations
#BREAKING Prime minister #Netanyahu says behind closed doors that non Orthodox #Jewish communities to disappear within a generation or two. Ariel Kahana's story in todays Makor Rishon pic.twitter.com/yqQE3HzV8n — Zvika Klein (@ZvikaKlein) December 1, 2017 Here is news everyone knew in their hearts, but Netanyahu was too chicken-shit to admit. In an … [Read more...]
Bannon’s Alt-Right and Israel’s Far-Right Incite Anti-Muslim Holy War
Buzzfeed just published a dump of Breitbart e-mails, text messages, videos, and recordings mainly focussing on Milo Yiannopoulos. And what an eye-opener it is! We all knew how much he hated feminists and Blacks and Muslims. But we didn't know that Jews were also honored guests in the pantheon of Milo-hate. His passwords and conversations were replete … [Read more...]
Reform Jews Ape Settler Rhetoric in Kotel Protest
In spite of my muted sympathy for Women of the Wall and the non-Orthodox religious movements in Israel who seek to bring egalitarian prayer to the Kotel, their current campaign to generate sympathy among Israelis is wildly inappropriate. They've begun a promotional blitz to raise awareness of the issue via a billboard along a major Israeli highway. It … [Read more...]
