Bill Won't Keep Non-Orthodox Off Councils
by Stewart Ain Staff Writer In the end, the fight over whether Reform and Conservative leaders could sit on powerful religious councils in Israel apparently turned on a Talmudic loophole. By a vote of...
View ArticleWill All Settlements Be Protected?
by Lawrence Cohler-Esses Staff Writer U.S. pressure for a “credible” Israeli military redeployment in the West Bank churned debate in Jerusalem furiously this week — but produced no clear result even...
View ArticleCentrist Party To Use Charity For Campaign
by Lawrence Cohler-Esses Staff Writer In the clearest account to date of how Israeli political candidates exploit U.S. charities for their campaign needs, an activist for Israel’s new centrist party,...
View ArticleCalm Before The Storm?
by Michele Chabin Israel Correspondent Jerusalem — As Israelis lined up at hardware stores this week to buy plastic sheeting and rolls of adhesive tape to seal rooms against possible chemical or...
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