Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly come to an agreement with the haredi political parties not to allow the Women of the Wall prayer rights group to read from a Torah in the women’s section of the Western Wall.
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Days after an incitement campaign was launched against Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin, the right-wing organization Im Tirzu released a video accusing four Israeli human rights activists of being traitors. Their headshots were shown clipped to dossiers that labeled them foreign “moles.” For what? For documenting human rights abuses in the occupied territories, and for opposing torture and abuses of power committed by Israel’s security forces.
Anyone who wants to experience the Wild Wild East should try driving in Israel. You’ll witness Israeli chutzpah, surprising improvisations usually reserved for stunt drivers, and an ambivalent approach to law and order.