Augustino Mayom Makuok was just 16 when he ran away from war-torn South Sudan. At 23, he found a way to enter Israel and he stayed here for six years, until in 2012, about a year after independence was declared, all South Sudanese refugees in Israel were sent home. I had not known him when…
What is one to do when the side of an argument you support presents material that has been taken out of context and, therefore, gives a false impression? I think we have to do what we do when this happens when the side of an argument we do not support does this — we have…
Until Sunday night, Lapid had not yet given the public any idea of what kind of judicial reform he would be prepared to support as he leads the charge against the proposals in the Knesset. Some believe that the issue of judicial reform is merely a vehicle for pursuing his anti-Bibi revolt and that he…
To see the variety of bills before our elected representatives and get an idea of what they concern themselves with aside from the raging battle over judicial reform. To date, 2712 bills have been tabled in the current Knesset term and are at various stages of the process. Just to remind you, the current Knesset…
Firm and forceful security and thriving Jewish communities are essential, yet to effectively eradicate the roots of terrorism, a novel approach is required. An article by Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar of The Sovereignty Movement. The relentless onslaught of deadly attacks plaguing Israel means that the government of Israel must rethink its strategy for combatting…
I didn’t want to be in an environment with people that hate me. I think no other student needs to deal with that. Why do I? I hated every day, I hated everything I was studying. * * * * * I must admit, as a former family therapist who trained in Canada in the…
Lapid has sort-of answered the call to offer his counterproposals to the coalition’s bills for judicial reform. He calls it: The Lapid Outline, and he posted it on his Facebook page. Let me translate it for you below. The Lapid Outline: Total cessation of the legislative process for 60 days before presenting the bill for…
After the last Israeli coalition government collapsed, Yair Lapid became caretaker prime minister. Given that a successful incumbent prime minister often has a strong chance of reelection, Lapid likely thought that such moves as cutting a hasty maritime deal with Lebanon and Hezbollah would bring him victory. Instead, he was defeated by Benjamin Netanyahu. Now…
After seven years living as a Moslem in a village north of Ramallah, and seven months in a battered women’s shelter in Israel, Efrat (not her real name) is returning to Judaism, bringing her three young children back into the fold with her. She is one of four women who escaped from the Palestinian Authority…
With all the noise on the streets and in the mainstream and social media, you would think that our elected officials are concerned at this time with nothing other than judicial reform. And I have the feeling that those shouting out about the demise of democracy should these reforms go through have no idea of…
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