Jul 17th, 2009 - כ"ה תמוז ה'תשס"ט
The arrest of an allegedly abusive mother. That is the excuse for the continued Haredi summer riots in Jerusalem, following the ones over a parking lot.
The mother, a member of the anti-Israel Neturei Karta faction, was released from custody today, and placed under house arrest. This decision was made by the Jerusalem Magistrate Court, despite [...]
Jun 30th, 2009 - ח' תמוז ה'תשס"ט
It is summer in Israel, so someone must be either protesting or on strike. This time protests were started by only a small, extremely anti-Zionist sect within the Haredi community, the Eda HaHaredit, over Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat’s decision to open a parking lot for use on Shabbat. The parking lot would be operated by a non-Jew, [...]
Nov 12th, 2008 - י"ד חשון ה'תשס"ט
Until now, I have refrained from speaking about the Jerusalem mayoral elections because I don’t live and vote there. Now that the elections are over, it is clear that by electing Nir Barkat, Jerusalem has chosen a new direction, and with good reason.
Over the years, Jerusalem has become a poor, unattractive, near-unlivable city, that has [...]
Oct 4th, 2008 - ה' תשרי ה'תשס"ט
The New York Times really is an old gray lady – a busybody, with an editorial board made up of idiots who keep sticking their noses in places they do not belong.
In an editorial today, titled “Olmert’s Belated Truths”, the Times has decided to announce that Olmert “voiced some startling truths this week”. First of [...]
Oren on Existential Threats – Jerusalem
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Over the past few decades, Jerusalem has become its largest and poorest city. The namesake of the Zionist movement is now home to 800,000 people, including “272,000 Arabs and 200,000 Haredim,” meaning Zionists no longer make up a majority of residents in Israel’s capital.