Israeli religion

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The ‘religionization’ of Israel is troubling, but the fears about it are hysterical

Critics of religious influence talk about it as if it is a demon uniquely threatening Israel’s culture and society. It's not, writes an Israel Democracy Institute leader.

At Israel’s mikvahs, women claim verbal abuse and unwanted touching

The mistreatment issue has entered public discussion over a bill that would solidify control of public mikvahs by the country's haredi Orthodox Chief Rabbinate.

Pew: 48 percent of Israeli Jews want Arabs out of country

Coming just three years after Pew's much-discussed report on American Jews, a new study of Israelis depicts a country sharply divided by religion and ethnicity.

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