Peace Now has leaked an Israeli government report that claims that about 38% of settlement land in Judea and Samaria, AKA the West Bank, is privately owned by Palestinians. If true, and there seems...
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A State of Confusion
Israel’s High Court has ruled that gay marriages conducted abroad must be recognized by the state of Israel. The government is balking at this decision, but as I understand it, it’s now...
They need a woman to add some, uh, color
This is apparently a photo of the annual gathering of many Chabad rabbis and their associates who are involved in outreach to the broader communities. There are many more photos (gallery one, gallery...
Shabbat Shalom
Have a peaceful and pleasant and meaningful Shabbat. Shabbat shalom. Image
An Accuser, an Accused and a Kiss
It is, in my opinion, inexplicable that Haim Ramon, Israel’s former Minister of Justice is being charged with a crime over a kiss, even if it was unwanted by the other party, but that is the...
Can there be a more American Jewish name than Milton Friedman?
Milton Friedman, famous economist and Nobel Prize laureate has died at 94. Conservative and liberal colleagues alike viewed Mr. Friedman, a Nobel prize laureate, as one of the 20th century’s...