The BDS Movement Threatens Arabs as Much as Israel
A Jordanian politician’s perspective.
September 8, 2016
Why the Western-Wall Compromise Is Important to the Jewish Future
To jettison it would cause lasting damage.
Early this year, after long and arduous negotiations, representatives of the Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform denominations, together with figures from the Israeli government, worked out a compromise to allow for mixed-sex prayer at the Western Wall. The agreement, however, was tabled before going into effect due to opposition from ultra-Orthodox parties in the Knesset and is now in danger of being jettisoned completely. To Natan Sharansky—who, as head of the Jewish Agency, was the prime architect of the deal—doing so could cause lasting damage:
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As the U.S. Pays Ransoms, Iranian Proxies Kidnap and Torture American Citizens
What other secret deals have been made?
Why the Western-Wall Compromise Is Important to the Jewish Future
To jettison it would cause lasting damage.
Allowing Others to Take Advantage of You Is No Mitzvah
Nice guys don’t have to finish last.
Pieces of the Second Temple’s Floors Found in Jerusalem
Fancier than mosaics.