Israeli policy makers make sure to stay on the safe side of a de-jure separation, but often their daily actions speak louder than laws.
It is precisely on the issue of modesty that these ‘faithful’ character witnesses came unstuck, for the Netanyahu family’s lack of modesty is not just about money.
The J-14 movement in Israel and the Wisconsin Cheddar Revolution raise similar issues of security, social welfare and democracy. Both are challenged by a newly potent, yet de-classed Middle Class.
This remarkable movement needs to strengthen its democratic decision-making processes, including marginalized groups in the negotiations, ensuring welfare for the poor, not only for the middle classes.
Generation X Feminists
I was invited to participate at the Nobel Women's Initiative conference on behalf of Generation X Feminists, a movement of Palestinian and Jewish feminists in