Security issues don’t seem to bother some things in Israel especially women’s Yeshivot or Seminaries that focus on teaching ancient Jewish texts to women. Teaching Jewish women Jewish subjects is generally a new idea that is roughly 120 years old. Some Jewish groups today still stand in opposition to this idea but mainstream Orthodox circles warmly support this relatively new trend. There is still within this group a continuous discussion with regard to Talmud study as the more traditional group staunchly opposes this study by women whereas others see it as an advantage. In any case one of the more established yeshivot of this kind is Yeshivat DARCHEI BINAH. It is one of the oldest established Yeshivot around and very popular with young women seeking a place to study in Israel.

Chomsky, Finkelstien and all the rest

Professor Noam Chomsky was just recently denied entry to Israel on his way to speak to Bir-Ziet University. He was told at the Allenby crossing on the Jordanian Israeli border of the decision of the interior ministry that he cannot enter Israel. Professor Norman Finklestein another great lover of Zion who himself was not allowed entry into Israel was appalled by Israel’s decision. You have to wonder why.
Why would a sovereign government allow individuals who consistently deny Israel s right to exist. Who meet and openly support those who would destroy the country. Is democracy allowing someone who espouses destruction for that particular democracy the right to preach? These good professors should be surprised if entry was allowed not denied.
The crazy part of all this is that the countries and organizations that these individuals support do not have any problems of this kind. They are totalitarian in nature and few people want to visit lecture or do anything else there. These professors chose to live in an democratic environment where they can say whatever they want. This is while they support regimes that give no such privilege.
The United States would never allow an active advocate of its destruction to enter its territory nor would any other normal country. These professors should at least understand that. So you would think.
Go figure.

A Greek Tragedy

Greece the stock market and everything in between.

The Greeks don’t like it and the markets don’t like it. Who is to blame?
The world economy is in serious upheaval once again as Greece teeters on the verge of bankruptcy. The crazy part about all this is that a package has been offered by Germany to Greece and it will solve the immediate needs of the country. The aid comes conditionally that Greece cut spending and become fiscally responsible. This all means that there will be fewer handouts to pension plans and retirement funds and all other government services. The Greeks do not want to work past 50 ( retirement in some circles) they do not want to sacrifice promised stipends for the good of the world economy. They could care less about the world economy.
Who is to blame for the great mess?

The Greeks themselves of course and the political system of the country.
The Greeks in the last 25 years have elected officials that tell them what they want to hear. That is generous benefits to all, even without revenue that is coming in. Missing money is borrowed at continuing greater cost and then pay up time arrives and there is no money to pay back debts. As the banking systems in Europe are intertwined Greeks own loans will default effecting everyone even the Stock markets on the other side of the world. The investors in these markets fear that the Greek people will not agree to austerity. If they cripple the economy then the little the government makes from Taxes will be negated making paying back anything impossible. If Greece should default then countries like Portugal and Spain will not be far behind.

Somebody fearless in these countries needs to get up and say that every country should live within its means as should every individual. Government spending needs to be curbed to the bare minimum, handouts are wrong. The entire free world should look at this Greek tragedy as it is likely to come any country acting like Greece. This may happen in the United States if the continued incredible spending of the Obama administration continues.

Hold on to your precious metals that’s what you may have left in the end.

Hirsch is gone.

The colorful almost clown like head of the Extreme wing of anti-Israel Orthodox Jews has died. Moshe Hirsch also known to some as Rabbi Moshe Hirsch passed away. This organization called Neturie Karta believed that any manifestation of Jewish nationalism before the coming of the Messiah was wrong and contradictory to Judaism. Where this man and his followers received this info and direction is not completely clear. The very outspoken leader of The Satmar movement Rabbi Yoel Titlebaum though virulently against the state of Israel was also against the Neturie Karta because of their political connections to Arab terror groups.
Hirsch was unswayed by other rabbis in every section of Jewish tradition who said that his actions were completely off the mark. Many viewed him as a sad comical figure who was being used for propaganda by Israel enemies as a show piece.
He will be remembered as a small piece of the complicated process of the ingathering of the exiles.
There were those that were happy at his demise though they should have been instead sad at a life dedicated to acts of perfidity against his own people.

Europe in Trouble

Greece Spain and Europes financial woes

It had to happen. Liberal social services without properly taxing income. Little or non existent private sector enterprise have led to the apparent meltdown of the Euro. Greece and Spain are in trouble as they will not be able to pay out loans received on time. This will devalue the Euro sharply and cause defaults of banks and other financial institutions. As there is a close connection to all in financial markets a recession or depression or eurocession will happen.
Everyone is in agreement that all this bodes bad things for Europe not all agree how contained the trouble will be. Some economists insist that by the nature of financial global structure the United States Economy will suffer. Others say that because Europe will become an unstable place for investment European money will start flowing in the United States stock market. The devaluing of the Euro may help the crisis as cheap goods will be bought in Europe by the influx of dollars. These goods will be bought cheaply in the US and help the local United States Economy.
Greece and Spain will suffer greatly from this crisis as they have been irresponsible in their fiscal planning and have used money they do not have.
Many of these teeter toter countries are having troubles in many areas including immigration and political turmoil.
Europe is in trouble.
Big time

Building freeze in Jerusalem

Has he or hasn’t he

Has the prime minister of Israel frozen defacto building in east Jerusalem? That my friends is the 64 thousand dollar question. The prime minister says of course not , the major news sites are sure that it is so. What does the mayor of Jerusalem say? That there is a slow down but not a complete stoppage of building.
Go figure it out. The prime minister came to power on a very clear platform of continuing to build in all parts of Jerusalem. Even labor governments always refused to budge on any building freeze in Jerusalem. How then could a right wing Conservative prime minister put on a freeze. Great question.

Difficult answer.
The plain truth is that the mechanism to approve new building has been stopped. There has not been an official freeze just a defacto freeze that President Obama and Netanyahu have agreed upon. To prove this point no new approved building plans will be put forth in the coming months. A defacto freeze.
Apparently Mitchell has whispered in Avbu Mazens ears that there an a unofficial freeze and hopes that will bring him back to the negotiating table. It hasn’t yet. But who knows?
It is unlikely or rather impossible that all this will get anyone anywhere.
It will in all likelihood get us another war

Obamas Nuclear conference

Obamas Nuclear conference

Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not participate in the upcoming nuclear conference that is being held in the US next week. He has some good reasons.

Israel has never officially admitted its nuclear capabilities and has never even tested a nuclear device. Its clear nuclear abilities are the world’s worst kept secret that convicted traitor Mordechai Vanunu ostensibly showed the world. It is also well known that Golda Meir threatened to use some of those weapons when things looked grim in the first parts of the Yom Kippur war. That allegedly pushed then secretary of state Henry Kissinger to start the massive airlifting of military supplies to Israel.
The Arabs understand that a nuclear Israel is virtually indestructible and seek any way to undermine this indestructibility. Netanyahu understands what everyone else does. That is a country surrounded by 150 million Arabs needs a nuclear deterrence to survive. President Obama is determined to change the world order and Israels national interest seems less important. Netanyahu will be forced into a corner he wishes not to be in and has made a wise decision not to attend.