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The People of the Book, Those Elitist F*cks!

This past week, Chairman of the Coalition Likud MK David Bitan found himself in a scuffle after proudly stating that he hasn’t read a book in a decade.

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Does Feminism have Room for Zionism?: Reflections on l’Affaire de’Sarsou

Activist Linda Sarsour said one cannot be a Zionist Feminist, sparking larger conversation. Is the very notion of a Jewish state incompatible with equality?

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The Primacy of Primaries

The leadership of lefty political party Meretz is considering the switch to an “open primary” system.

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God is a Feminist Issue!

Retired Paratrouper Colonel and political analyst Shaul Arieli recently wrote an essay called, “Israel’s Settlement Movement Isn’t Growing the Way you Thought it Was.”

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You Gotta Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, E-Lim-inate the Negative!

Former Minister of Education Shai Piron and IDF Chiefs of Staff Benny Gantz and Gabi Ashkenazi announced that they are forming a new “cultural values organization.”

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Right and Wrong

A debate has arisen about Israel’s diplomatic ties with the rising far right nationalist parties in Europe.

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Picturing a Jewish State

Israeli photographer David Rubinger died at 92 last week, known best for his photograph of paratroopers gazing at the newly captured Wailing Wall.

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The Shunning!

Israel’s High Court of Justice sanctioned “shunning” this week, a kind of excommunication of men who refuse to grant their wives divorces, by a 5-2 vote.

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Shriveling Settlements?

Retired Paratrouper Colonel and political analyst Shaul Arieli recently wrote an essay called, “Israel’s Settlement Movement Isn’t Growing the Way you Thought it Was.”

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From Tots to Patriots

Next month, there will be an appreciation ceremony and military parade in which Israeli children will be forced to declaim from memory words of gratitude to security forces, including the Border Guards.

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