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Double-Crossing Double X, or The Unbearable Lightness of Cyber-Sexism and On-Line Assholery

A report in Lady Globes described a large-scale research project carried out by the Director of Research into the Public Sphere at the Berl Katznelson Foundation about violence on the Hebrew internet that turned up some concerning statistics.

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Tenured Traitors, or Professors of Perfidy

Minister of Education Naftali Bennett appointed an ethicist to write rules governing when and how professors talk politics at university.

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Lousy Leftists Lack Loyalty

A new Israel Democracy Institute and Tel Aviv University Monthly Peace Index found that almost one in two Israeli Jews think that leftists are not loyal to Israel.

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Aging Alone

A report prepared by the Government Research Institute unveiled that 32% of elderly people aged 65-74 in Israel report frequent or occasional feelings of loneliness.

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Righteous Jews

Members of Knesset and the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum are scuffling as to whether “Righteous Jews” should be lionized alongside “Righteous Gentiles.”

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Cities of Sanctity, Cities of Sin

In a recent speech, President Reuven Rivlin suggested that each city, town, or neighborhood decide for themselves how much attention to pay to religion.

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Our Identity Crisis

A widely discussed NYT Op-Ed argues that Democratic America lost the 2016 election because it fights for the equality of marginalized identity groups under the overarching goal of diversity, but never offered a unified vision for the country.

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Israel is Burning

Israeli politicians responded erratically to the 630 fires that burned throughout Israel last week.

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