Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Ariel students not invited to Obama speech
(Quote) Ariel students not invited to Obama speech Despite recognition as official Israeli educational institution, West Bank university students not amongst those to attend US presidential event in Jerusalem. MK: US gov't taking unilateral stance Tzvika Brot Published: 03.13.13, 12:45 / Israel News US President Barack Obama has not landed in Israel yet, but he has already managed to upset certain Knesset members. The reason: The American Embassy invited student representatives from all universities to the president's speech at Jerusalem's International Convention Center, save those from the Ariel University. Habayit Hayehudi already responded on Tuesday night, calling it discrimination and demanding clarifications from the...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Kibbutz - Success Or Failure
I decided, in lieu of the topic of Kibbutzim coming up on another thread, to start a thread especially for the topic of Kibbutzim. The goal of this thread is to discuss whether or not the Kibbutz movement has been a success or failure in terms of their goal (i.e. living a collective, communal lifestyle). I am aware that there are different types of Kibbutzim (from ultra-left to right-wing of the national religious type, from anti-religious to national religious, etc.). That is not what I want to concentrate so much on in this thread. I am more interested in whether...
Posted by Aliyah1995   47 comments   Tags: Religion/Culture

Thursday, March 14, 2013
Coalition deal: Fewer benefits for haredim, draft reform
(Quote) Coalition deal: Fewer benefits for haredim, draft reform After compromise reached on distribution of ministerial portfolios, final coalition agreement expected to be signed Thursday; Yesh Atid's demand for core studies in all schools, IDF draft reform apparently accepted. Bennett: Historic opportunity Moran Azulay, Yuval Karni Published: 03.14.13, 10:36 / Israel News Following another round of nightly negotiations, the final agreement between the three main coalition partners are expected to be signed on Thursday. Israel's 33rd government is expected to be sworn in early next week. A spokeswoman for the Likud party confirmed Thursday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached a deal to...
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