“Trump is a bigot,” proclaimed the legislator, whose party supports homophobia and misogyny, and denied the legitimacy of Israel as a Jewish State. Jerusalem, November 16 – No date has been announced for the trip to Israel President-elect Donald Trump ...
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“It is the duty of the State to protect its citizens from harm,” wrote Smolanibakhyan in the journal Cloister. Tel Aviv, November 14 – A professor of political science at Tel Aviv University warned today that the mere introduction of legislation ...
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“It’s quite possible Mr. Trump will shut down the hostile United Nations, nuke Iran to smithereens, and increase military aid to us by several billion dollars annually.” Jerusalem, November 10 – One day after Donald Trump soundly defeated Hillary Clinton ...
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Diverse voices could be heard at the rally, including journalists who took the opportunity to trumpet the fact that Netanyahu and his allies are silencing them. Tel Aviv, November 6 – Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered Saturday night to ...
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There is not a single work in all of Tanakh written by someone who doesn’t see monotheism as a value, or who believes bribery to be just the thing. Tel Aviv, November 1 – Leaders of Israel’s main opposition party ...
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“It would not be very progressive of us to simply accept the democratic will of the people – that is not what progressives do.” Tel Aviv, October 27 – A dangerous streak of democratic elections that failed to return the ...
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“To pursue a path of conciliation would be a shameful betrayal of our paths to date.” Umm el-Fahm, October 21 – Members of the Joint List political alliance of mostly Arab parties voiced concern today over rumors that Palestinian Authority ...
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The ten-dozen-plus clowns are supposed to be there, possibly as a way of keeping them off the streets and frightening even more people – at least that’s what the electorate seems to want. Jerusalem, October 13 – Israel’s parliamentary security ...
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“If Herzog and Livni are serious about standing a chance in the next election, they had better agree exactly which loony anti-Bibi conspiracy theory to promote.” Tel Aviv, October 7 – Leaders of the opposition Zionist Union faction in the ...
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“I daresay the Zionist State will refuse this compromise, betraying the very intransigence which lies at the root of the conflict.” Jerusalem, September 29 – Leaders of Israel’s Arab political parties softened their stance today on the death and funeral ...
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