My Heart Is in the East – A poem for Israel
My heart has always been in the east…
My heart has always been in the east…
Sure it is complicated, and of course Israel must defend itself from terrorists. But what is painfully absent is leadership from all sides asking how can we put an end to this cycle of violence.
The Jewish Journal and the Tikvah Fund’s Israel Law and Liberty Forum project invite you to watch a lively debate about an issue that has triggered enormous controversy in Israel.
The system does need reform, but as an evolution, not a revolution. It is necessary at the very least to establish the rules of the game, which are not fixed by law at the moment.
The resolution urged the ICJ to weigh in on the “prolonged occupation, settlement and annexation of Palestinian territory,” according to The Times of Israel. The final vote was 87 in favor, 26 against and 53 abstentions. Among those who voted in favor of the resolution were Russia, China, Poland and Saudi Arabia.
Israel’s thirty-seventh government was sworn in on Thursday, the culmination of a weeks-long political process following the victory of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-religious bloc in the Nov. 1 national elections.”;td_smart_list_h”;h1
Speculation swells as Jordanian security prisoners in Israel are invited to apply to finish their sentences in Jordan, among them Hamas bomb maker Abdullah Barghouti, currently serving 67 life sentences for murdering dozens of Israelis”;td_smart_list_h”;h1
There are moderate Israelis on the center-left and center-right trying to build a sustainable politics and civil society in Israel. American Jews should spend less time condemning the extremists and more time supporting the centrists.”;td_smart_list_h”;h1
The attack took place in the Haredi-dominated city of Elad on May 5, Israel’s Independence Day. It reportedly involved two Palestinian terrorists armed with an axe and a knife killing three people and injuring at least four others.
The two gunmen were killed during the suspected terror attack in Hadera Sunday night.