Daily Archives: 1 August 2011

Will the politicization of Israel’s social protests backfire?

The participants in the massive social protests which are taking place in Israel might be shooting themselves in the foot by allowing leftist NGO’s to influence, if not take over, the protests. Right-wing NGOs pulled out of the housing protests … Continue reading

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Av v. Ramadan. Who wins?

Every Rosh Chodesh for about 10 years, a march has taken place in Jerusalem around the Old City Walls.  This year the 1st of the month of Av coincides with the start of Ramadan. No prizes for guessing which religion … Continue reading

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