Month: July 2012

Syria and the Arab Spring

httpv://youtu.be/8_h-uNUntHg MK Dr. Einat Wilf at an Israel Project Briefing in Jerusalem discusses the situation in Syria and its implications for Israel.

Israel-Britain Academic Exchanges

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjixqmSNVWQ Knesset discussion in the Sub-Committee on Israel and the Jewish People about academic exchanges between Israel and Britain as a mechanism to help combat negative sentiments about British campuses within Israel.

Israeli draft pits secular Jews vs. ultra-Orthodox

By ARON HELLER, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Deep in the heart of Mea Shearim, a Jerusalem bastion of hardline ultra-Orthodox Jews, hundreds of bearded young men in black suits have their noses burrowed into books, immersed in biblical study and…

Independence Faction Supports Sanctions, Says Wilf

The Independence faction supports so-called sanctions against individuals who refuse to serve in the army or civilian service, MK Einat Wilf said in an interview to Army Radio Tuesday. “[Party leader and Defense Minister Ehud] Barak made clear from the…