Hallel Ariel OR When Boarding A Bus Gets Political
I bought a bottle of wine yesterday. Not just any bottle of wine. A bottle of wine from the Ariel B’Yehuda Vineyard that, as Rina Ariel said, “has Hallel’s fingerprints still on it.” You...
Category: Current Events
Mothers of Martyrs — Excusing Or Promoting Terrorism, Or Something Else
Mothers of martyrs shock us, if we are still able to be shocked. A translation of the words of the mother of the terrorist who stabbed Hallel Yaffa Ariel on June 30th has been...
Right About Now Might Be A Good Time To Hear From You, Hanin Zoabi or Ayman Odeh!
Hanin Zoabi – Are you going to cry out your rage and horror at the killing of a 13-year-old girl barely past puberty? Ayman Odeh – Are you going to rail against the terrorist...
Who Cares Where Ashkenazi Jews Come From?
Why does anyone care where Ashkenazi Jews come from? And who exactly are the ones doing the caring? Medical researchers care. Historians care. Population geographers care. Genealogists care. Antisemites care. And Jews care. Did...
Bennett at Shurat HaDin — Good Message Marred By Glaring Error
Education Minister Naftali Bennett had three major points he sought to impart to the audience at the Shurat HaDin conference. The first two points were good ones but the third made it seem like...
Livni at Shurat HaDin — No Left & No Right
I was all prepared not to like Tzipi Livni’s speech at the Shurat HaDin conference in Jerusalem this year. Speaking just before our first coffee break on the first day (20 June), she sent...
Kenya Warns Israel About The ICC — Foe Not Friend
Kenyan Legal Advisor at the Executive Office of the Deputy President of Kenya, Dr. Korir Sing’Oei has a warning for Israel regarding the International Criminal Court. He was an invited speaker at the 2nd...
Nir Barkat: How To Beat Terrorism
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat was the first politician of several to address the approximately 500 people who attended the Shurat HaDin conference on 20-21 June. Barkat focused on combatting terrorism, something he defined as...
