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Tuesday, July 25th 2023 / Thursday, November 2nd 2023

Matt Johnson Quillette, July 27, 2023 “The religious impulse may be ineradicable, but that doesn’t mean the level of overall religious commitment in society is stable.”   Remember “New Atheism”? In the mid-to-late aughts, public debates over religion suddenly expanded in scope and intensity. University auditoria, theaters, and even churches drew capacity crowds for public […]

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Monday, July 24th 2023 / Thursday, November 2nd 2023

Bad Timing  ‘Judicial Rift Parallels Tisha B’Av,’ Former US Amb. Friedman Warns:  Lahav Harkov, Jerusalem Post, July 23, 2023 –– The heated debate over the government’s judicial reform plan parallels tragic events in the Jewish people’s past, former US ambassador to Israel David Friedman said on Sunday, pointing out that the fast of Tisha B’Av is this […]

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Monday, July 24th 2023 / Thursday, November 2nd 2023

Israel Kasnett JNS, July 17, 2023 “… the Supreme Court has invented new legal grounds to review the reasonableness of government actions and even to disqualify government appointments.” Israel’s Supreme Court is either under attack or undergoing necessary reform, depending on who you ask. While there is talk of shelving the larger judicial reform package […]

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Monday, July 24th 2023 / Thursday, November 2nd 2023

Michael Starr Jerusalem Post, July 23, 2023 “… when the reform acts as a trigger for all the other aspects of the government’s agenda, it’s difficult to address the actual reform debate.”   The protests against the government’s judicial reform have been confusing from the beginning, with several complicated legal provisions at the crux of the debate. […]

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Monday, July 24th 2023 / Thursday, November 2nd 2023

  Ruth Marks Eglash Jewish Insider, July 19, 2023 “With little to no constructive dialogue between supporters and opponents of the Netanyahu government’s designs for the judiciary, it’s difficult to identify any immediate path to ending this zero-sum game, which will continue to threaten Israel’s internal cohesion and cast the issue of America’s friendship for […]

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Monday, July 24th 2023 / Friday, November 3rd 2023

Prof. Yoav Dotan Israel Hayom, July 9, 2023 “… the bill currently on the Knesset docket gives blanket exemption to all government decisions, even those made by a single minister. In fact, everything can be defined as a ministerial decision.”   The proposed legislation to trim the scope of the reasonableness standard in court decisions could put […]

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Friday, July 21st 2023 / Wednesday, November 1st 2023

SHABBAT READING   To 120: Growing Old, Staying Young:  Devarim 5776, 5783:  The Rabbi Sacks Legacy –– On 27 March 2012, to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Queen, an ancient ceremony took place at Buckingham Palace. A number of institutions presented Loyal Addresses to the Queen, thanking her for her service to the nation. […]

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Friday, July 21st 2023 / Friday, November 3rd 2023

David Wurmser Israel Hayom, July 19, 2023 “Given how dearly the Biden team held isolating Netanyahu and focusing blame for US-Israeli tensions solely on him, a visit by Netanyahu – connecting directly with the American people, being feted in Congress and filling the airwaves – could be disastrous for the US administration’s strategy.”   US […]

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Friday, July 21st 2023 / Friday, November 3rd 2023

Editorial Board WSJ, July 18, 2023 “Israel is the least racist state in the Middle East and a stark contrast to the Palestinian Authority.” On Friday these columns criticized President Biden for snubbing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declining in gratuitous public fashion to invite him to the White House. On Monday the President had a change of […]

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Friday, July 21st 2023 / Friday, November 3rd 2023

Caroline Glick JNS, July 19, 2023 “Even after Malley was forced out for unnamed security violations—and is allegedly the subject of an FBI investigation—U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan stood by Malley and defended him in an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” last weekend.”   On the surface, Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to the […]

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Friday, July 21st 2023 / Friday, November 3rd 2023

Mike Wagenheim JNS, July 19, 2023 “One of the main missions of Herzog’s trip was to remind Biden why he constantly describes himself as a Zionist and why he holds, as he told Herzog at the outset of Tuesday’s meeting, a love for Israel that is “deep-rooted and long-lasting.””   Just as Israel’s president was […]

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Thursday, July 20th 2023 / Wednesday, November 1st 2023

DEMOCRATIC AND LIBERAL VALUES WATCH:  Israeli President Isaac Herzog Addresses Joint Meeting of Congress: C-Span, YouTube, July 19, 2023 — Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses a Joint Meeting of Congress. The president’s remarks begin at 28:40. WATCH:  Why was Herzog at the White House instead of Netanyahu?: The Caroline Glick Show, JNS, July 19, 2023 […]