Month: July 2010

Over the last two weeks a parliamentary drama has been playing out in Israel. MK David Rotem tried to push a law through the Knesset reshaping the way Israel handles conversion to Judaism. Israel Beitenu, his secular, right-wing party, draws support largely from immigrants from the FSU, and, naturally, seeks to further their interests. Among

Even as last week’s Netanyahu-Obama meeting drew international attention, the top story in Israel was the newfound fighting spirit of the family of Gilad Shalit, the soldier who has been held in captivity by Hamas since his kidnapping in 2006. The family led a two-week march across Israel—extensively reported by the media—that ended in front