Lebanon Drops All Pretense of Independence from Hizballah
With consequences for Israel.
January 28, 2020
Ultra-Orthodox Women’s Films and Their Audience
Made for religious women, by religious women.
Many of Israel’s ḥaredi communities frown on television, the Internet, and moviegoing, but even some of the most strictly observant make an exception for a relatively new cinematic genre: movies made by ḥaredi women, shown to exclusively female audiences, featuring all-female casts. To a certain brand of secular feminist filmmaker, this might sound like a utopia, but that is far from the intention of the filmmakers or the taste of their audiences. Moreover, these movies are commercial successes within their circumscribed audiences: tickets sell out almost immediately for most new releases. Diana Bahur Nir writes:
January 28, 2020
To Whitewash Soviet Crimes, Moscow Uses the Jews as a Prop in Its Version of European History
Putin visits Yad Vashem.
Israel Shouldn’t Rush into an Agreement with Hamas
Even if such a deal might be desirable in due course.
Why Jews Should Support Indirect State Funding for Private Schools
The Blaine Amendment strikes again.
Ultra-Orthodox Women’s Films and Their Audience
Made for religious women, by religious women.