Fundamentalists won't let men/women pray together

"The moment we allow these groups a foothold, then tomorrow they will start to restrain us in our own synagogues, in the name of democracy, in the name of liberalism and in the name of pluralism," says one Shmuel Poppenheim, an Israeli ultra-Orthodox activist. What he was...

Fundamentalists won't let men/women pray together

"The moment we allow these groups a foothold, then tomorrow they will start to restrain us in our own synagogues, in the name of democracy, in the name of liberalism and in the name of pluralism," says one Shmuel Poppenheim, an Israeli ultra-Orthodox activist. What he was...

Obama: “Look at the world through Palestinian eyes”

http://economicrisis.com/obama-look-at-the-world-through-palestinian-eyes/3535 Obama: “Look at the world through Palestinian eyes” President Barack Obama poses with Palestinian kids during a visit to the Church of the Nativity with Palestinian President Mahmoud...

Palestinians Trample on Obama Banner Ahead of Visit

http://economicrisis.com/palestinians-trample-on-obama-banner-ahead-of-visit/2311 Palestinians Trample on Obama Banner Ahead of Visit Palestinians have held a demonstration in the occupied West Bank against the upcoming visit of US President Barack Obama and destroyed a...

For Obama, trip is a chance to repair relations with disappointed

http://economicrisis.com/for-obama-trip-is-a-chance-to-repair-relations-with-disappointed-israelis/2213 For Obama, trip is a chance to repair relations with disappointed Israelis Ammar Awad/Reuters – A Palestinian man walks near placards designed by an activist...

Egypt Foreign Minister Condemns Israel Over Palestinian Prisoners

http://economicrisis.com/egypt-foreign-minister-condemns-israel-over-palestinian-prisoners-torture/847 Egypt Foreign Minister Condemns Israel Over Palestinian Prisoners Torture Egypt’s Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr has...

Palestinian Boy Shot in Clashes With Israeli Forces

http://economicrisis.com/palestinian-boy-shot-in-clashes-with-israeli-forces/849 Palestinian Boy Shot in Clashes With Israeli Forces An Israeli border guard wearing a gas mask fires a smoke grenade at Palestinian protestors in the West Bank town of Hebron on February...

Israel Demands Palestinian Authority Stop Public Protests

http://economicrisis.com/israel-demands-palestinian-authority-stop-public-protests/778 Israel Demands Palestinian Authority Stop Public Protests Facing massive unrest linked to the torture death of a Palestinian detainee, Israel has responded by issuing a public demand...

Sarah Silverman's sister detained under sexist Israel tradition

Sarah Silverman is one of my favorite comedians. The television show that she had was one of the funniest things on cable. Well, her sister, the Reform Judaism Rabbi, Susan Silverman, and her 17 year old niece, Halle Silverman, were one of a group of women detained for hours...

Edit the bible and no Torahs for women at the Wailing Wall?

Piers Morgan, the host of a nightly talk show host on the cable channel CNN, believes we should edit the bible. I agree with him, we should. Or, at least ignore it. He said the bible and the U.S. Constitution are "inherently flawed." Well, the Constitution is a lot less...

Israel Helps PA while Arab Nations Drop Support

by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu Israel is helping the slowing Palestinian Authority economy even as Arab nations ignore pledges, and the PA’s financial stability is questionable, according to an Israeli government report to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) in Brussels. ...

NGO to UN Special Rapporteur: Resign Over Antisemitic Slur

"Judaization" Term Promotes Racially-based Exclusion and Is Immoral JERUSALEM - In response to the use of an antisemitic slur by Raquel Rolnik, the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Jerusalem-based NGO Monitor today demanded her...

In helping Palestinians, IDF paramedics defy stereotypes

By Linda Gradstein · May 26, 2011 CARMEI TZUR, West Bank (JTA) — Yana Kisluk tosses her long ponytail over one shoulder and adjusts her M-16 over the other. The pretty 21-year-old, who wears diamond stud earrings and perfect eye makeup, looks like any other...