By Yitzhak Rabin Legacies are complicated things. The very idea that the teachings to be gleaned from the departed can be captured in a succinct fashion contradicts the complexity and nuance of his life and the lessons to draw from it, but I ...
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Jerusalem, December 10 – Volunteer paramedics serving the ultra-orthodox Jerusalem enclave of Meah Shearim have announced that effective immediately, they will refuse medical treatment to anyone whose attire does not meet the modesty requirements of Jewish law. The local volunteer ...
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Haifa, December 9 – Dahlia Moshe wasn’t old enough to vote in the most recent municipal elections, but the upcoming Israeli national elections in March have her eager for the opportunity to participate in the democratic process, since she has yet to ...
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Tel Aviv, December 8 – Intelligence officials alerted the Israeli military and political leadership this morning that the Gaza Strip has begun accumulating millions of gallons of untreated sewage for an as-yet-unclear use. Mossad and military intelligence units discovered the ...
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Beirut, December 7 – The latest influx of people fleeing the ongoing civil war in Syria has tipped the balance of Lebanon’s population, rendering Lebanese citizens a minority in their country and prompting the government to formally rename the country ...
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Jerusalem, December 6 – The youths who sprayed threatening and racist graffiti on the walls of a mixed Jewish and Arab school voiced frustration today that they have attracted only criticism instead of commendation for acting only when no one ...
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Babi Yar, Ukraine, December 5 – Ecology-oriented parties across the Continent are expressing regret that the Nazis and their collaborators did not display more efficient use of precious space by finding more Jews to fill many partially-empty mass graves, and ...
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Tel Aviv, December 3 – The popular internet news site Ynet announced today that in the coming election season it would cap the number of articles bashing religion and religious people at a little more than one per day. Prime ...
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By Indy Saisev Judaism is usually pretty specific about when to do what. All you have to do is look in a book or two and you have your answer. So I’m finding it both troubling and confusing that no ...
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Corruption at the top has long been a tradition in Israeli politics. Jerusalem, December 2 – Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu responded harshly today to accusations he had developed a conscience or morals, following remarks by fellow politicians insinuating that ...
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