Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Sam Harris: Not an Antisemite and Not Pro-Zionist August 28, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Sam Harris thinks there is no rational basis for the existence of a national Jewish homeland in the Middle East (or anywhere else) because he does not support land claims…
Current Events Keeping Up With Our MKs Galon Uses Democracy to Proclaim That Israel Is Not Democratic August 26, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments While MK Zehava Galon claims that the Israeli government wants to suppress free speech and muzzle the Left, the fact that she can bad-mouth the country’s leaders and lie to…
Current Events Keeping Up With Our MKs How the Knesset Passes Laws: A Guide for the Perplexed Like Me August 20, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments I always had a very rudimentary understanding of how bills get passed into law in this country but aspects of the process had me confused, and for some reason, I…
Current Events Keeping Up With Our MKs Hanin Zoabi – Not Just a Hot-Headed Rabble Rouser August 17, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Does Hanin Zoabi do anything other than ride the waves on boats that seek to illegally enter Israeli waters, march with those who would accuse our army of genocide, or…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Hamas Now Begging For What Gaza Was Freely Offered in 2005 August 17, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Until 2005, Israeli soldiers roamed the Gaza Strip trying to keep order among people who hated them. Naturally. I would also hate a foreign military keeping me from travelling freely…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Professor Sternhell says Israel is becoming fascist. Are we? July 4, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Since moving to Israel during the 1977 election period, I have always claimed that this country is not, in fact, a democracy, but a benevolent dictatorship whereby we elect our…