Lara Alqasem entering Israel after an intervention by the Israeli Supreme Court. By Gideon I doubt that when Lara Alqasem boarded the plane in America she knew how much attention her arrival in Israel will get, and what she’ll have to…
Category: OPINION
What happens when the ‘anti-semite’ is a Jew?
By Rivka Levy Towards the end of December 2016, there was an anti-semitic attack on the grave of the famous Chassidic Master, Rebbe Nachman of Breslev. Here’s what happened in Uman: Apparently a few anti-semitic Ukrainian drunks drove up to…
The High Holidays and the choices that ultra orthodox and secular Israelis need to make
by Gideon Earlier this month I was in Israel for an unplanned trip; Dina, my mother, just passed away. Because of the circumstances, I did not toured the country as usual. Instead, I spent time with the family and renewed connection with…
Why the two states solution is dead and what next?
by Gideon The two states solution idea became popular during the Clinton presidency. It was embraced by the European Union, the United Nations, moderate Arab countries, and by most secular Israelis. It was seen as a logical and fair way to…
Why is it OK to hate religious Jews?
by Rivka Levy Last week, I paid a visit to the city of M. (where I used to live, more than 10 years’ ago) to visit a family member who was staying with someone there. Unbeknownst to me, I mistakenly got…
Tikkun Olam Begins with Correction of Our Own Inner Worlds
By: Jay Lavine, M.D. “Tikkun” means “repair,” often with the idea of making recompense for past misdeeds and for evil. “Tikkun olam,” which means “repair of the world,” is a term that dates back to the Mishnah, but it…
Israel’s Partner for Peace is Part of Israel
by: Jay Lavine, M.D. We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt. The root of the Hebrew word for Egypt, Mitzrayim, is meitzar, a narrow place or strait. Indeed, Israel is now in dire straits, surrounded by terrorists and tyrants of…
Neither War Nor the Unknown Discourages them: Why they come to Israel
You can say it is a miracle. However, since there are so many miracles associated with the State of Israel, this abnormal human behavior is pretty much unnoticed: Israel is the only place in the world where people are immigrating to, instead of out of,…
One night in London – A true story
After long and exhausting search for the right production equipment at the right price, I narrowed it down to one company located in Milan, Italy. Since this was the first time that I did business with this company, I was cautious.…