Tag: Israeli Jews

"The time has come for a turnaround in a life-threatening policy that [...] forced our citizens to defend themselves with guitars, shopping carts, baskets, pizza trays and umbrellas."

Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz: "We will be in of control of the envelope around the fence, and the level of terror will drop in the Gaza Strip, as pragmatic forces will rise."

Despite the ban on MKs going up to the Temple Mount more than once in three months, Dayan decided to ascend to the mountain to bolster Jewish sovereignty there.

All we need now are actual Reform and Conservative Jews to show up once the plaza is renovated.

The Habayit Hayehudi Knesset faction will resolutely oppose any attempt by Kulanu and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon to make any changes in the Nationality...

In our Jewish and Democratic State, we cannot, as a Jewish community, allow ourselves to be exposed to halachically illegal marriages.

MK Amir Ohana, who describes himself as not a religious person, described the incredible experience he felt while visiting the site.

An almost giddy Polish official was firm on the joint statement – the freewheeling Polish translation of which was published in that country's media.

"Netanyahu will not tell Muslims, MKs and others, when to enter and when to pray. For non-Muslims, there is nothing to look for in that place," MK Haneen Zoabi declared.

Israel is home to the world’s largest Jewish community (more than six million Jews) followed by the U.S. (5.7 million).

PM Netanyahu leveled criticism at Culture Minister Miri Regev, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked for refusing to support expansion of an egalitarian prayer space at the holy site, said “I'll handle this” • Dozens of rabbis urge ministers to oppose “desecration” of Kotel.

Attorney Ella Skat of the ITIM Institute asked, “Why not compel mohalim to carry malpractice insurance?”

"Iran is investing billions of dollars in financing terrorism in the region and around the world, and in aggression in the region, instead of investing them in the Iranian people."

The American Jewish leadership don't realize yet how completely manipulated they were by Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Signaling that he understand why had been selected, Herzog told the board on Sunday: “A Jew is a Jew is a Jew, no matter his denomination or the type of kippah he chooses to wear or not to wear on his head."

Earlier, UN President of the General Assembly Miroslav Lajcak torpedoed a US amendment that suggested Hamas was also to blame in the violence alongside the Gaza border.

Last Sunday's political surveys, which gave Netanyahu's Likud party a boost to 34 Knesset from it current 30, also showed yet another drop for the Zionist Camp—a coalition of Labor and the Tzipi Livni Movement—from its current 24 to 10 seats.

The political divide between Israeli and American Jews has widened considerably, according to a poll published by the American Jewish Committee on Sunday.

The decision to ban a Knesset debate on the proposed “Basic Law: A Country of All Its Citizens” was adopted by a vote of 7-2. MK Bezalel Smotrich (Habayit Hayehudi) abstained.

Labor party Chairman Avi Gabbay wants to stick with Labor's failed formula.

People are meeting at the big AIPAC convention, spouting their solutions to strengthening Israel and bringing peace. But what is THE REAL ANSWER?

52% of Jews believe that it would be better for Jews and Arabs to live separately so that the Jews can preserve their Jewish identity – while 77% of Arabs do not want to live separately.

This was the first time the Rabbinical Court in Israel was required to deal with the halakhic status—for the purpose of being eligible for a rabbinical marriage—of Jews who believe in Jesus.

Rothkopf's attack is so bereft of fact and so dependent entirely on the ways the author maligns facts and impressions about Israel's tough issues, one must wonder from which yard this cat has dragged his other gifts into the house.

The Greens rank second all-time among international basketball teams in games played against NBA opponents.

More than 10% of the French Jewish community has immigrated to Israel since the year 2000, half in the past five years alone.

The survey revealed a strong correlation between the religious standards of respondents and their view on how vital the views of foreign Jews are.

“I would like to say thank you. You are always in our hearts – well done for all your work, well done to the guardians of the walls of Jerusalem, throughout the generations.”

'We wanted to take American support for Israel to new symbolic heights – and show our all-encompassing pride across sea, air, and land.'

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