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Ultra Orthodox Murder-Suicide Makes Headlines

By Shalom Goldman

…ringing young Haredi men into contact with the permanent emergency that is Israeli civil society, Zaka and the Israeli Army have brought these young men into contact with the world of physical violence, aggression, and gun use. Hitherto protected by their insularity and separateness from Israeli society, these ultra-Orthodox males are becoming socialized to Israeli norms. And they and their community are paying a heavy price for that socialization…

A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation

By Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné

…. Of course it should be noted that their reference to the modern State of Israel is bound to their view of ancient Israel as depicted in the Bible, and their portrayal of Jewish people is far removed from the contemporary religious and secular reality. Thus it’s also noteworthy that NAR apostles and prophets are often leaders in the contemporary Christian Zionism movement. A final word In the Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation, we’…

Pop-Culture Angels Are More Than Just Embarrassing Kitsch

By Ed Simon

…y from Victorian sentimentalism. Such angels are on sale at reduced price; cheap wares for cheap faith. It would be an error, however, to fully dismiss pop culture angels. Despite the fact that representations of angels in film and television, comics and music, paperback novels and posters, are filtered through market concerns, such pop culture can still speak to human meaning—and because of that they merit our attention. Besides, the bulk of art…

What Netanyahu Learned from Texas

By Sarah Posner

…ast as interpreted by Sheldon Adelson, who thinks “[God] didn’t talk about Israel remaining as a democratic state… Israel isn’t going to be a democratic state — so what?” That’s the same Sheldon Adelson, by the way, who reportedly thinks that Texas’s own Ted Cruz is “too right-wing.” The reaction of the bill’s right-wing supporters in the Knesset to the U.S. State Department’s denunciation of the bill was reminiscent of the iconic motto, “don’t me…

The Irony of the American Studies Israel Boycott

By Jon Pahl

…representatives or ambassadors of those institutions, or on behalf of the Israeli government, until Israel ceases to violate human rights and international law. Others have pointed out the arbitrariness of this decision, but few have noted its irony. Of course there are other countries with bad track records on human rights—the usual suspects include China (Tibet), Russia (LGBT), Saudi Arabia (women), etc—but why does a resolution from the Americ…

Romney Credits “Culture,” “Hand of Providence” for Israel’s Economic Superiority over Palestinians

By Sarah Posner

…Yesterday, he destroyed negotiations by saying Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, and today he is saying Israeli culture is more advanced than Palestinian culture. Isn’t this racism? Israelis and Palestinians have a conflict, but they are people, they are equal, it is not a better culture or advanced culture,” said Saeb Erekat, a top Palestinian official. In Haaretz, Barak Ravid writes: [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu embraced Romney…

United Methodist Church Votes Against Israel Divestment

By Shalom Goldman

…ering I have witnessed, nor the voices ofthose courageous Jews troubled by Israel’s discriminatory course. In this latest iteration, the Bishop’s case against Israeli policies was framed as a response to a letter sent in April to the United Methodist Church. Signed by 1200 American and Canadian Rabbis, the letter called on the church to back away from criticizing Israel. It noted that: A one-sided approach damages the relationship between Jews and…

Jerusalem Countdown: Christian Zionists and the New Israeli Government

By Bill Berkowitz

…ristian grassroots movements in America. It hosts a yearly July Washington-Israel Summit in Washington DC, and a biannual solidarity summit in Israel. During an interview last year, Glenn Beck asked Hagee: “You had several meetings with fairly prominent individuals. You’ve met with Benjamin Netanyahu. Have you had enough conversations with these people to tell them that you believe that we’re living in the end times, and what is their reaction?” H…

Beck, Hagee, and Lieberman Band Together to Fuel Armageddon Panic

By Sarah Posner

…for a conference call tomorrow so he can “address the mounting threats to Israel and what we can do to stand with Israel today.” This comes on the heels of Sen. Joe Lieberman endorsement of Beck’s Jerusalem event. Lieberman once compared Hagee to Moses, “a man of God” who has become a “leader of a mighty multitude.” The Beck-Hagee alliance dates back years, too, with Beck hosting the televangelist on his CNN program in 2007 to answer “honest ques…

Romney on Israel: More GOP Than LDS

By Sarah Posner

…oom to disagree about the form that it’s taken or specific policies of the Israeli government. Some are going to be very sympathetic. You take someone like Glenn Beck who’s obviously very closely aligned with the government of Israel but others who are extremely critical and embarrassed that Glenn Beck is a Mormon.” Peterson described Beck as “much more in line with certain militant evangelicals.” With regard to Romney’s statements about economic…