Growing gender segregation among Israeli haredim seen as repressing women
Growing segregation of men and women in the Israeli haredi Orthodox world is part of the larger, long-running battle in haredi society to keep outside influences at bay. Read more »
With haredi population growing, can Israel put them to work?
With 65 percent of Israel's haredi Orthodox population unemployed, the challenge of putting this rapidly growing segment of Israel's population to work has economic and strategic implications for all of Israel. Read more »
Housing protests roil Israel as tent cities pop up
With protesters erecting tent cities, blocking roads and besieging the Knesset, the Israeli government is under pressure to come up with a workable plan to resolve a housing crisis in Israel that has made renting and home-buying unaffordable for many people. Read more »
Jerusalem tries to get its cultural groove on
A growing number of independent art spaces in Jerusalem is breathing fresh cultural energy -- and even a hipster edge -- into the city. Read more »
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Updated 02/08/12 @ 07:24PM EST
- A bipartisan slate of U.S. senators will present a resolution calling on the Obama administration to make a "nuclear-weapons capability" by Iran a red line.
- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and top U.S. security officials told Jewish community leaders there is no imminent threat of an attack on Jewish targets in the United States.
- A pro-Palestinian Presbyterian church affiliate pulled down its Facebook page after Jewish groups complained about offensive postings.
- The Jewish Federations of North America commended the Obama administration for maintaining the deductibility rate of charitable donations.
- Jewish groups split on their response to a federal appeals court ruling that allows same-sex couples to marry in California.
- Senators to urge Obama to make Iranian ‘capability’ a red line
- Napolitano to Jewish leaders: No imminent threat
- Pro-Palestinian Presbyterians close Facebook page after complaints
- JFNA lauds Obama on charitable deduction backtrack
- Jewish groups offer mixed response on same-sex marriage ruling
- Calls grow in Congress to reconsider Egypt aid
- For traditional musicians, alternatives to the Friday night concert abound
- Israel grants Bedouin community its first solar field license
