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Ten Tribes Challenge - India: Under my purple shawl

This is going to be a very personal blog post. As the ceremony at Ben Hur's home was winding down and the last songs were sung, Eyal the guide suggested we should all sing Hatikva. The group didn't need much convincing and we all turned to the right, ...

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Save and go to hell

The key government response to the crisis - by all governments, everywhere - has been to throw money at whatever was perceived to be the problem. This solution was pursued via the two main tools of economic policy, namely monetary policy and fisca...

Point / Counterpoint: Allowing hostile activists into Israel

Counterpoint to: A reckoning in Gaza "I now know what made Hurndall step forward to save those children, and wonder if that's why an IDF sniper shot him for it - because, in the sniper's eyes, rescuing Palestinian children from Israeli gunf...

Eye on Lebanon: Hizbullah 'bill of rights'

Browsing the Lebanese blogosphere, we came across this website Ouwet.com  and recently stumbled upon this tongue-in-cheek entry . Here is the entry in full. Enjoy! As posted on The Ouwet Front :   Since Hizb...

The Warped Mirror: Gaza Ghetto gibberish

The activists at Goldsmiths college, University of London, are mistaken if they believe they are breaking any new ground by planning an event entitled " From the Warsaw Ghetto to the Gaza Ghetto ".  The idea of calling Gaza a "ghetto&quo...

Window on Israel: Israel's support for criticism

One of the questions that bother political scientists is, "Why is Israel a democracy?" We can put aside the minority of tendentious scholars who insist that Israel is not a democracy, due to how it treats its minorities, or due to its treatment o...

The Persian Abyss: Talking about talking

Anyone who has followed the endless, sometimes painfully monotonous, US presidential marathon has most likely heard the three major candidates' positions vis-à-vis Iran - all of whom have unfortunately taken incoherent stances regarding their character...

Ramallah for Real: Last year in Palestine

Last year in Palestine. Sort of. It's 2007. I have all but packed. Well, sort of. It's a tough place to be at, sometimes. Even harder to leave. Although the food's delicious, for many, it's becoming increasingly difficult by the day to get fat, ...

The Sephardi Perspective: In defense of Shas

Recently, the coalition negotiations with Kadima have brought up some very ugly epithets about Shas and its leadership. The political discourse has become rather unsightly. Regular readers of this column are aware that I am no great fan of Shas. Altho...

Investing in Israel: The importance of first impressions

"A first impression makes a lasting impression." As with most clichés, there's more than a kernel of truth in that statement. I happened upon this thought during a recent business trip to Israel.  In the general chit-chat before our meet...

Haviv's Blog: French Jewry establishes major fund to expand Jewish education

French Jewish organization have joined together to found a new 25m. Euros fund to expand private Jewish education for French Jewry, The Jerusalem Post has learned.   The new Fondation Gordin, created by the Fonds Social Juif Unifie (United Jewish Socia...

Burning Issues: Burning Issues

French Jewish organization have joined together to found a new 25m. Euros fund to expand private Jewish education for French Jewry, The Jerusalem Post has learned.   The new Fondation Gordin, created by the Fonds Social Juif Unifie (United Jewish Socia...
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