Archive for the ‘Jewish Taliban’ 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, [...]

The Growing Influence of the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel By Juliane von Mittelstaedt Einat Keinan / DER SPIEGEL Veiled women, radical rabbis and gender segregation: Israel is facing a rise in the influence of ultra-Orthodox Jews. Their efforts to impose a strictly conservative worldview have led to growing tensions with the country’s secular society. A resolution [...]

The Rise Of Haredi “Taliban” Women What was it that drove haredi women to join the burka cult and cover themselves up almost hermetically?   A burka cult/”Taliban” mother and daughter in Jerusalem When ‘modest’ becomes extreme When the ‘Taliban women’ phenomenon finally reached Mea She’arim, the rabbis of the extremist Edah. Haredit took notice [...]

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 [...]