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What’s Missing from Real Dialogue between Israel and Diaspora Jewry?

09/05/2012 16:49

What conversations are we refusing to have? We must understand that our unity can only be based on a celebration of diversity, even when it involves difficult controversy.

Did The Global Jewish Forum on Haredim Face the Facts?

27/04/2012 15:23

The Jewish Agency and Makom opened the conversation on the impact of ultra-Orthodoxy on Israel and on the Jewish People as a whole, but did they give their participants a full picture?

Chaim Weizmann's warning

25/04/2012 13:09

Chaim Weizman, Israel’s first president, warned in 1949 of the impending culture clash that would face the State of Israel: “We must have a clear line of demarcation between legitimate religious aspirations and the duty of the State towards preserving such aspirations on the one hand, and on the other hand the lust for power which is sometimes exhibited by pseudo-religious groups”.

US State Department warns tourists against “immodest dress”

06/02/2012 06:45

Updated travel guidelines from the US State Department reflect growing concern about violence against women for their dress.

What was Eli Yishai thinking?

Uri Regev 23/01/2012 13:16

Eli Yishai's recent comparison of the Six Day War and the Second Lebanon War were not only offensive, they were just plain incorrect.

Yishai: Six Day War a success because soldiers “raised their eyes to G-d”

18/01/2012 11:25

Interior Ministry Eli Yishai says the difference between the Second Lebanon War and the Six Day War was the faith of the soldiers

Israeli teens speak out against draft evasion

11/01/2012 13:57

In a recent Facebook group, over 2000 high school seniors have signed a letter condemning governmental policy that exempts ultra-Orthodox from the draft, and demand change

Human Rights Day in Israel

Uri Regev 09/12/2011 16:25

As we reflect on Human Rights Day, we are reminded of the dire need of Israel to acknowledge its failure in ensuring those promised in both the International Declaration of Human Rights and the Declaration of Independence of Israel itself.

Tzohar Rabbis Disingenuous In Their Campaign

Uri Regev 15/11/2011 19:36

Tzohar’s “victory for the Jewish People” is not in keeping with the pluralistic reality of the Jewish community in the United States from whom they have requested support.

Comparative Religion State Index

09/10/2011 10:53

The Israel Democracy Index of 2011 ranks Israel alongside Saudi Arabia, China and Syria in religious freedoms, giving a grade of "0" See the Israel Democracy Institute's entire 2011 study here