December 2010
14 posts
Recognizing that fact, and fully aware of the absorption failures for those Jews who lived in Gush Katif at the time of the Gaza pullout, the founders of Blue-White Future have a three-pronged action plan aimed at the government and the public, particularly those whose politics are moderate to right-wing:
The call for public discourse focuses on portraying the settlers in a positive light and...
Year of the Diva: Oy to the World →
yearofthediva:
I would like to take this time to rant about the Christmas holiday. Now, as a Jew, I have never felt disenfranchised by Christmas. Yes, our menorah and oil-soaked potato hockey pucks barely hold a candle (no pun intended) to the glory that is the ginormous tree in Rockefeller Center, the Charlie Brown Christmas special and all my goyishe fantasies of every Christian family...
The Ups.
theworldinthisone:
OK, it’s true, I “complain” a lot and I’ve had my fair share of looks and comments that add up essentially to “well, if you’re so unhappy with Israel, why you don’t you go back to the USA.” My reply to that is, what, you think I don’t complain about the USA??? Anyway, as far as I’m concerned, “complaining” is my right as a citizen and as a Jew, and I’m thankful to be able to...
“There shall be one law and one custom for you and for the stranger that dwells...”
– Numbers 15:16
It’s anachronistic to say the Bible advocates democracy, but regardless, it clearly advocates equality before the law. Which, in my eyes, is the true gauge of democracy.
(via theworldinthisone)
WatchThe Colbert Report: Israel Shark Conspiracy
“I eat meat, there are leather chairs in my office, Sarah Palin is deranged and...”
– In Her Defense, I’m Sure the Moose Had it Coming | Aaron Sorkin | Huffington Post
