Current Events First-Hand and Investigative Interview with former South Sudanese Refugee in Israel March 15, 2023 Sherry Oz No Comments 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,…
Current Events Keeping Up With Our MKs Can we use the Lapid speech at Kohelet in 2016 as proof of his hypocrisy? March 12, 2023 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Current Events Keeping Up With Our MKs What does Lapid really want? March 7, 2023 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Current Events Keeping Up With Our MKs Update on Laws before the Knesset – 2 March 2023 March 4, 2023 Sherry Oz No Comments 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,…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Katsover & Matar: The strategy to fight terrorism that was never tried March 1, 2023 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Current Events First-Hand and Investigative Interview: Canadian social work student confronts antisemitism in her program March 1, 2023 Sherry Oz No Comments 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,…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking The Lapid Outline reminds me of two things, neither of them good. February 18, 2023 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Lapid is right: The madness must stop February 18, 2023 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Current Events First-Hand and Investigative Jewish woman escapes from the Palestinian Authority February 16, 2023 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Current Events Keeping Up With Our MKs Good thing the Knesset isn’t only preoccupied with justicial reform February 15, 2023 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…