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Are They Jewish Bones? Battle for Separation of Synagogue & State in Israel

By Shalom Goldman

…co-religionists. And this reluctance to go against the rightward drift of Israel’s Orthodox Jews is in itself very troubling to Israel’s Hilonim (secular Jews), who comprise close to 40% of the Jewish population. Hilonim have long been protesting the official Rabbinate’s control over matters of “personal status”—especially their control of marriage and divorce. Veteran opposition leader Yossi Sarid wrote in Haaretz that “while the decision itself…

Opening the Door to Hell: Jewish Terrorism in Israel

By Shalom Goldman

…presence of the mosques as an obstacle to the redemption of the people of Israel. A larger number hold a Kahanist worldview, according to which—irrespective of the conflict with the Palestinians—the Jewish state should cast out the Arab minority from within. Some of them are willing to try to implement this goal in a violent way or by means designed to bring about a violent escalation in the relations between Jews and Arabs. After long years of s…

What Do Christians Think About the Netanyahu Speech?

By Sarah Posner

…ing this speech. Boycotting Israel is high on the agenda of the enemies of Israel. Welcoming Israel’s Prime Minister to the halls of Congress is the least that those who claim to be friends of the Jewish state should do. As representatives of two proudly pro-Israel organizations, we urge members of Congress to do the right thing for the U.S. and Israel. And for those who would turn their backs on Israel and boycott its leader — they are no friends…

Netflix’s Iranian ‘Messiah’ Is a Gift to Trump and His Evangelical Base

By Tony Keddie

…ttempts to bring thousands of Palestinians in Syria across the border into Israel. The CIA and Israeli intelligence tail him, first in Israel and then in Texas, trying to expose him as a fraud. All the while, he attracts masses of followers by performing apparent miracles that he might not actually be responsible for or which turn out to have been ineffective. The CIA team discovers that Payam Golshiri, dubbed Al-Masih, learned how to be a magicia…

Another Manufactured Outrage: Rep. Ilhan Omar Did Nothing Wrong in Listing Hamas, Israel, and U.S. Together

By Joshua Shanes

…his answer. For example, West Bank Palestinians suffering violence by the Israeli state, or its citizens, cannot get justice from the Israeli system, which he said they could. This is widely documented. If our position in the United States is that we reject the ICC, where are these victims supposed to go? Rep. Omar’s original question is a fair one. Feeding these manufactured incidents—with incendiary language—when you don’t even know what happen…

Bibi’s Bad History

By Shaul Magid

…simply the inverse of anti-semitism: it is a form of national abnormality. Israel, and only Israel, can do x because of its history of persecution. This form of Zionism is little better than anti-semitism. In fact, it is inversely implying the same thing. I do not know whether Rohani is sincere, as peace loving people hope that he is. We should, as Reagan correctly said about the Soviet Union, “trust and verify” and not, as Netanyahu said “distrus…

How the Messianic Jews Story is Playing in Israel

By Sarah Posner

…t there are thought to be approximately 10-20,000 Messianic Jews living in Israel. Israelis who are aware of them in their midst—and think that it matters and they have to do something about it—tend to be Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox. The most visible of these groups is the anti-missionary group Yad L’Achim, whose zeal for preserving the Jewishness of Israel extends to “rescuing” Jewish girls from dating Arab boys. Yad L’Achim was portrayed rather…

Christian Zionists, Bibi, Obama, and Armageddon

By Sarah Posner

…eech led Republicans, and even some Democrats, to accuse him of abandoning Israel, CUFI sent out a request to its members to deliver Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu a letter of support. “King Solomon described Prime Minister Netanyahu’s courageous words well,” Hagee wrote, ‘The righteous are as bold as a lion.’ (Proverbs 28:1).” According to Charisma magazine, 50,000 people sent such greetings to Netanyahu over the weekend. Ah, righteousness. Mea…

Israel Will be a 2016 Evangelical Litmus Test

By Sarah Posner

…ddle East, including a demonstrated, consistent, long-standing support for Israel and a solid understanding of why Israel matters to the U.S.? Does the candidate have a clear understanding of the urgency of the threats posed by Iran, ISIS, and Radical Islam more broadly, and a serious approach towards dealing with such threats? Does he or she have proven wisdom and experience in dealing with the Middle East issues, or is the candidate too new to t…

The Women’s March, Anti-Semitism, and ‘The Jewish Farrakhan’

By Shaul Magid

…ently construed; or to anyone who supports a nonviolent action to pressure Israel to end the occupation. Let us not forget, however, that the state of Israel did not officially recognize the valid existence of the Palestinian people until the early 1980s, and that there are many Jews today—some members of the Israeli Parliament—who still do not recognize the legitimacy of a Palestinian people with rights of self-determination. How different is tha…