Archive for the ‘Jewish Right’ Category

The Hatikvah affair: This is what a Jewish state looks like The storm about Supreme Court Justice Salim Joubran’s refusal to sing the national anthem shows us just what a ‘Jewish State’ means. A political storm broke out last week, when it turned out Supreme Justice Salim Joubran declines to sing the Israeli national anthem, [...]

Pamela Geller‘s Fixation With Sandra Fluke’s Vagina Pamela Geller: ‘I’ve Had It Up to Here With Sandra Fluke’s Vagina’ Crazy hater just keeps ranting Thanks to:- Charles Johnson After his repellent misogynistic comments about law student Sandra Fluke, almost all of Rush Limbaugh’s major advertisers have dropped his show like a hot potato. In response, [...]

Toward Separation Of Synagogue And State Israel is in danger of no longer being governed by the people; this danger does not come from the multitudes surrounding us who seek our destruction, but rather from those who wish for rabbinic fiat and Torah law to rule supreme. The question of Israel as a Jewish democracy [...]

Make no mistake, Israel‘s existence is under threat TheDrum By ABC’s Ben Knight Updated September 24, 2011 12:17:39 Photo: Israel’s ultra-orthodox Jews don’t work, don’t pay taxes and don’t serve in the army. Not surprisingly, it’s a pretty sore point. Reuters: Gil Cohen Magen Map: Israel Let’s imagine for a moment that at this time next [...]

Perry held a press conference  with pro-Israel hardliners in New York City. | AP Photo Close   By MAGGIE HABERMAN | 9/20/11 4:19 PM EDT   Updated: 9/20/11 8:18 PM EDT No one running for president in 2012 has been to Israel more often than Rick  Perry—and that includes Barack Obama. The Texas governor has [...]

Fear, Inc. The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America Anti-Muslim graffiti defaces a Shi’ite mosque at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan. SOURCE: Getty Images/Bill Pugliano By Wajahat Ali, Eli Clifton, Matthew Duss, Lee Fang , Scott Keyes, Faiz Shakir |August 26, 2011 Download this report (pdf) Read the report in your [...]

Fear, Incorporated: Who’s paying for all that Islamophobic paranoia? By Stephen M. Walt One of the distinctive features of American democracy is the permeability of our political institutions. It’s an incredibly wide-open system, given First Amendment freedoms, the flood of money that corrupts the electoral process, and a wide array of media organizations and political [...]