Moshe Koppel: Redheads and Israel’s Supreme Court
Are proposed efforts to make changes in the way the Judicial Branch of government works a threat to our democracy or is the way it currently works the threat? Moshe Koppel, Bar Ilan professor and Head of the Kohelet Forum, has provided a succinct guide to understanding the issues involved in changes to the Supreme […]
Palestine? Things that make me go “hmmm”
A cute map shows countries labelled with the literal translations of their names. Spain, for example, apparently means “Land of Many Rabbits”, Mali means “Hippopotamus”, Sierra Leone is “Lion Mountains”. How does this map label Israel and Palestine? Israel is shown to be “He that Striveth with God” and Palestine is labelled as “Land of […]
Do not let them give a prize to boycotters, even if they are Israeli
The owner of a McDonald’s in Tel Aviv, who boycotts Jews who live in Judea&Samaria has applied to get a franchise in Ben Gurion Airport. In Israel, there is a law against boycotters. It is not activated sufficiently well nor sufficiently often. The Shadow has brought to our attention a creative initiative shown by an […]
What’s Wrong With Israeli Nationalism?
Nationalism has a bad name today. As if protecting your country from illegal migrants is a bad thing, a racist thing. As if being a proud member of your nation makes you elitist. As if, as is the case in Israel, singing your national anthem or displaying the national flag on Independence Day should be […]
Twin Sister of Kay Wilson’s Murdered Friend Shares Her Story for First Time
Instead of a plane bringing American tourist Kristine Luken home from vacation in Israel, it brought back her body for burial. Her identical twin sister, Kathleen, talked with me about the impact of her sister’s murder. This is the first time she has opened up about the impact of her sister’s death with anyone outside […]
5 Arab Parties in Israel You’ve Never Heard About
Most have heard of the Joint List, but there are over 10 other Arab-oriented parties, five of which are running for the 21st Knesset on April 9, 2019. Here is information on these five. First published on World Israel News on14 March 2019 Certainly most Israelis, Jews and non-Jews alike, are familiar with the four […]
What Happened to Hadash in Rehovot and Baka al-Garbiya?
Today Ofer Cassif was supposed to speak in a hall rented out by B’nai Brith in Rehovot as part of the vigourous campaign being run by the communist party, Hadash. But the meeting was cancelled due to objections to the appearance of Ofer Cassif. B’nai Brith cancelled the rental agreement with the party, arguing that […]
What Jew-Haters Really Want, What We Should Do About It
If you are not a Jew-hater, you cannot presume to speak for them. “Don’t leave the Democratic Party,” I have heard some people say, “because that is what the Jew-haters want.” If you are not a Jew-hater and a Jew-hater did not tell you that, then you cannot really know if this is what they […]
Palestinian Authority Residents Fed Up With Their Ruling Tunisian Mafia
Early this afternoon (3 Feb 2019), a storm started brewing in Ramallah in the Palestinian Authority. But this is not the kind of winter storm one expects. This is the kind of storm in which regular people take to the streets to protest the corrupt regime, the Mahabharata [intelligence services] collects information on dissenters, and […]
Arab Israeli Right-winger Wants To Be Safe
I met an Arab Israeli who belongs to a right-wing party. That does not happen much. Sayid (not his real name) is not running for office. He is just a rank and file member alongside Jewish Israelis who believe in the right-wing ideology. A young academic in his thirties, he lives in an Arab village […]