The Death of Qassem Suleimani Is a Strategic Victory for the U.S.
Indestructible no longer.
January 7, 2020
When Israeli Politicians Demonize the Ultra-Orthodox
Even before an election, some rhetoric crosses a line.
Last week, Alex Kushnir, a Knesset member from the secularist Yisrael Beytenu party, released a campaign video in which he complained that the government-run insurance program covers physical exams sometimes requested by Orthodox women for religious purposes. These exams, according to Kushnir, are performed “at the expense of the health budget, at the expense of those same people who are lying in the halls of hospitals, at the expense of those waiting months for medical tests, at the expense of those who are waiting to get a flu shot.” To the editors of the Jerusalem Post, Kushnir’s “crass” and “ugly” rhetoric should have no place in Israeli public discourse:
January 7, 2020
When Israeli Politicians Demonize the Ultra-Orthodox
Even before an election, some rhetoric crosses a line.
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Every trace of Judaism is being removed from Kaifeng.
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The Star of David men.
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The agoranomos.