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Controlling guns

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:23:06 GMT

Violent shooting at Beersheba bank Monday prompts calls to evaluate Israel's gun control policy.

'Et tu,' EU? No Dutch treat here

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:18:05 GMT

EU call for 27 member states to "prevent" Israeli activity immoral, predetermine borders.

How not to fight anti-Semitism

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:02:01 GMT

"In eastern Europe, the uniqueness of the Holocaust has been blurred through a misleading equation of Nazism with Communist tyranny."

May 22: Cruelty and deceit

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:55:57 GMT

Thanks to Isi Leibler for his reports, outrage at embezzlement of millions of dollars earmarked for Holocaust survivors.

In my own write: Right to die

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:48:12 GMT

Two British men are petitioning the Court of Appeal, seeking protection from prosecution for people who could help them “end it all.”

From the media’s ‘gotcha’ grip to Zionist fulfillment

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:37:40 GMT

Center Field: "In a world obsessed with trivial pursuits, few presidents and prime ministers can avoid all idiotic controversies."

Nigeria: Why Islamism succeeds, in miniature

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:22:26 GMT

Terra Incognita: Nigeria launches offensive against Islamists, US voices support for security forces to protect civilians by all means.

Entrepreneurial Judaism

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:15:54 GMT

Imagine how dynamic Jewish life could be in Israel if the Chief Rabbinate were reduced to a bare minimum and the vast majority of religious services.

The Arab League’s new peace proposal

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:11:46 GMT

As long as PA President Mahmoud Abbas and his group hold to this position, no peace effort will have the slightest chance of getting off the ground.

Lapid’s budget: It’s really that bad

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:07:18 GMT

In the competition for foreign investment, for Israel to increase its corporate taxes is similar to a boxer who willingly ties one hand behind his back before entering the ring.

May 21: Prayer prerogatives

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:40:31 GMT

Democracies flourish under the rule of law. The courts have rendered the verdict. No further delay is necessary. Act on it.

An aliya reunion: 30 years and going strong

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:34:19 GMT

Borderline views: All of us would recommend, without any hesitation, to those acquaintances, friends and relatives in the UK to repeat our experience and to come live in Israel.

Storming the Bastille of Israel’s religious bureaucracy

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:25:25 GMT

Fundamentally Freund: One Israeli I know who defines himself as secular told me that he had to work long and hard to convince his fiancé to get married by a rabbi here in Israel.

No holds barred: Was the Holocaust punishment for sin?

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:19:32 GMT

Do those who argue that European Jewry were nearly wiped out by God as a consequence of sin really believe they are doing God a favor with this heresy?

Social protests: A redux

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:11:38 GMT

There is thus much reason for average Israelis to be upset. In fact, Lapid conceded as much, saying his budget negatively impacts the middle class.

Jordan’s king trying to play on Israel’s fears

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:58:52 GMT

Abdullah should wake up and realize that beating the Israeli piñata will not save his ailing throne

The Majlis Shura al-Mujahidin: Between Israel and Hamas

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:53:31 GMT

A wave of Salafi protest against the ruling Hamas government has swept the Gaza Strip over issues including the treatment of prisoners, corruption, and religion.

The American frienemy

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:47:06 GMT

America should work hard to reach in and change the thinking of people all over the Middle East.

Unifying Jews at the Western Wall

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:42:38 GMT

The Women of The Wall are not imposing on anyone’s right to worship. They are expressing their religion in a public forum.

Misguided labeling

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:26:25 GMT

What they meant was that “Made in Israel” should be reserved for goods produced inside the Green Line so European consumers can tell the difference.