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 [...]
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Terrorism Pays
Zionist Crime
The level of violent crime in Israel is much lower than in most cities in the West, but it is quickly becoming a serious problem. Teenagers kill each other. Organized crime is on the rise. And the authorities are nowhere to be found. Regular police patrols in crime-ridden areas are few and far between, and [...]
Existential Threats – Corruption
The delegitmization of Israel, terrorism, and the Iranian threat have a nearly permanent spot in the headlines. Jerusalem, and even Israel’s diminishing sovereignty are known problems. One issue, however, that does not seem to be as well known outside of Israel, is corruption.
Oren on Existential Threats – Sovereignty
Israel has long avoided enforcing the law in many areas under its control. In the eastern part of Jerusalem, Israel-proper by law, Arabs (who have permanent resident status) have built hundreds of illegal houses, in violation of building codes. After decades of turning a blind eye, Israel finally decided to demolish a small number of illegally built houses.
Celebration of Democracy?
Justice Eliezer Rivlin turned down Mazuz’s request to deny Baruch Marzel from officiating as chairman of the ballot committee in Um El-Fahem. Rivlin, head of the Central Elections Committee was exactly right when he said “it was the authorities’ job to keep the peace regardless of those present at the ballot boxes.”
Mazuz v. The Law
Mazuz made an official request to bar Baruch Marzel from chairing the ballot committee in Um El-Fahem for “security concerns.” Mazuz is concerned that Marzel will offend the residents of Um El-Fahem to the level that the state is concerned for his safety. In this case, the police is responsible to prevent criminal activity. The police is required to stop anyone who want to harm Marzel. Mazuz is not supposed to instruct the state’s institutions to cave in the face of criminal threats.
IDF’s Real Occupation
“There are states that have an army and there are armies, like the IDF, that have a state.” Ordinarily, when I read an article that starts like that, I assume it is yet another tirade against the overt militarism of Israel and Israeli society and I don’t think much of it. This piece (in Hebrew) [...]
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
Ivan Demjanjuk was a Ukrainian who, after WWII, became a naturalized U.S. citizen, only to have his citizenship revoked in the early 1980s. He was found to have lied on his U.S. immigration application, having served as an SS guard at both Treblinka and Sobibor.
Law and Order in Israel?
Being a criminal in Israel has long been a less dangerous pursuit that it is in say, the U.S. Benny Sela, the infamous serial rapist, was sentenced to 35 years behind bars for committing no less than 24 rapes and sexual assaults. A simple search online reveals that for committing four rapes, an Ohio rapist was recently sentenced to 94 years in prison.
