Freedom of religion in israel
PA drafts constitution, omits Jewish ties to Jerusalem, calls for Sharia legal system
The draft constitution also called for the "right of return" for refugees, caring for families of "martyrs, prisoners, and exiles," and reaffirming the PLO's position as representing Palestinians.
Simchat Torah: Divine fire and national legacy
Police on guard as tens of thousands of Muslims hold Ramadan prayers on Temple Mount
Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter under threat: Urgent call for protection - opinion
IDF urged to allow chametz on army bases during Passover
The letter to the Chief of Staff asks to ensure the supply of kosher food for Passover does not justify a ban on the holding of chametz by secular or non-Jews.
What I told a recent State Department conference
What’s the state of religious freedom in Israel and the Arab world?
The Honey Foundation is supporting religious pluralism in Israel
While the ultra-Orthodox receive the vast majority of public funding, only 10% of Israelis are ultra-Orthodox.
Liberman files High Court petition demanding end to rabbinate's DNA tests
“It is outrageous to hear that only immigrants from the former Soviet Union are suspected time after time by the rabbinical courts that they are ‘non-Jews’,” said Liberman.
Israelis want American Jewish help in promoting religious pluralism
As it does every year, the survey found that Jewish Israelis are far more liberal on religious issues than their government.
Freedom of religion
My concern is the guarantee of freedom of religion. The lack of that freedom makes us – ironically – the only nation in the free world in which complete freedom of religion does not exist for Jews.
It happened to my family. It can happen to yours.
“It’s sad and so unfair. Did you see how proud she was tonight? But unless someone figures out how to fix things she’s going to wake up one day and find out...”
Capital’s First Station complex won’t close on Shabbat
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, who has opposed closing the complex on Shabbat but could not muster a majority against it, said he was pleased by the Regional Committee’s decision.
The state comptroller’s report and religious services
Let us hope that by the next state comptroller’s report, we will have succeeded in democratizing Israel’s religious establishment by giving greater control of religious affairs to local communities.
WATCH: Did the IDF bow to religious pressure by removing women’s video?
The video has a voiceover by female soldiers repeating frequent claims by rabbis in the religious Zionist movement, such as that women have no physical strength.
