Electoral Reform Has Given Israeli Extremists a Shot at the Knesset
Raising the electoral threshold paved the way for Otzma.
March 20, 2019
The Tractate of Drunkards.
Since the holiday of Purim, which begins this evening, traditionally has a carnivalesque atmosphere, it has given rise to written and theatrical parodies of traditional Jewish life and scholarship. Michelle Chesner describes some early examples:
Raising the electoral threshold paved the way for Otzma.
It’s Hamas, not Israel, that’s firing on peaceful protestors.
Some embrace it sincerely, others with duplicity.
And accusations that they tolerate “white nationalism.”
The Tractate of Drunkards.
Since the holiday of Purim, which begins this evening, traditionally has a carnivalesque atmosphere, it has given rise to written and theatrical parodies of traditional Jewish life and scholarship. Michelle Chesner describes some early examples:
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