Jewlicious (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
... ways, especially in Asia. This bill has caused a furor among some “religious based” political parties in Israel, since it would interfere with the importation of rabbit fur Shtreimels that are worn by some Jewish citizens on the Sabbath and Holidays. In the words of.. well.. nobody in particular, I am just making the quote up, “I like my beef, chicken and lamb kosher and slaughtered by a...
Israel Matzav (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
Remember 'settler MK' Otniel Schneller who stuck with Ehud Olmert and his Kadima party through thick and thin? Well, I'm sure those of you who remember him will be shocked - just shocked - to hear that he's all in favor of the 'settlement freeze.' MK Otniel Schneller (Kadima),resident of Maale Machmesh settlement, announced that he supports the temporary freeze order on West Bank...
Alarabiya.net (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... and Muslims is a sensitive issue in Israel as it vies to remain a Jewish and democratic state.The Kadima party of former foreign minister Tzipi Livni broke with the main right-wing Likud party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu out of a conviction that Israel could not occupy all the Biblical land of Israel between the Mediterranean and the River Jordan while remaining both...
Israel Matzav (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
I have discussed the United States' Logan Act several times on this blog, most recently here and here.Many of you outside of Israel may never have heard of Shaul Mofaz, but he's a former defense minister and IDF chief of staff, and he's number 2 in the opposition Kadima party. For the past two weeks, he has been promoting a 'peace plan' of his own in the United States. He doesn't represent...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... of the Israel Armed Forces and Likud Defense Minister (now the second-in-command of the centrist Kadima Party) has not only presented an accelerated plan for Palestinian statehood but is prepared to negotiate with Hamas "if Hamas chooses and wants to sit at the negotiating table." In this charged environment, those among us who remain committed to a political two-state solution to...
