The IDF high command has announced a series of military promotions. They will shortly be presented to defense minister Avigdor Lieberman for final approval. The most glaring one is the religious figure elevated to be the army’s new chief rabbi. He is Eyal Krim. His main claim to infamy is that in a religious publication (Hebrew), […]
Lieberman Sabotages New Israeli Government by Withdrawing from Coalition
For one of the few times in the history of his party, Yisrael Beitenu, Avigdor Lieberman is going into the Opposition. He has turned down Bibi Netanyahu’s offer of the foreign ministry to retreat to the back benches. He claims that the Likud-led government will lack principle and refuse to destroy Hamas, among other charges. If […]
Purim: Till You Can’t Tell the Difference Between Israel and ISIS
Purim, the Jewish holiday that happened a few days ago is a strange one. It’s an amalgam of genocide and celebration, drunken revelry, hitting perfect strangers in the street (with toy hammers), raucous noise, and donning crazy costumes. It’s a little bit Halloween and a little big Super Bowl. But there’s a dark underlying savagery to this holiday. That’s […]
Bayit Yehudi MK, Settlement Leader Questioned in Bribery-Kickback Scandal
Last month, I reported a major scandal engulfing Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beitenu (YB) Party. The allegations centered around senior YB MK Faina Kirschenbaum (though the charges against her were rumored, I was first to report them outside Israel) and extended to a number of other YB-affiliated MKs. There were intimations that the accusations of bribery […]
