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Steve Kramer

Steve Kramer

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On the trail of the Sanhedrin

Michal and I had a wonderful tour in the beautiful Lower Galilee recently with friends. We had booked a two night stay at a Lake Kinneret (aka Sea of...

30.05.2023 30

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The strategic city of Ma’aleh Adumim

Ma’aleh Adumim is a small city in the Judean desert on the outskirts of Jerusalem with a population of more than 40,000 Israelis, including a large...

11.05.2023 50

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Time for Reflection

If you ever wondered how the US would react should another Nazi Germany threaten the democratic world, stop wondering. You’re seeing it right now in...

25.04.2023 10

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Counteracting Iran’s threat to destroy Israel

Israel is currently in an interim period of religious and national holidays which will be over by the end of May. The Knesset is on vacation while...

18.04.2023 40

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Surmountable Challenges

Israel’s political, social, and military prospects have all taken a hit this year following the installation of the current government coalition,...

10.04.2023 7

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Should Israel’s top judges be ideologically aligned?

In a speech on the evening of March 23, 2023, after mass disruptions (a ‘Day of Paralysis’) were held throughout Israel, Prime Minister Bibi...

26.03.2023 10

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Four Days in Tel Aviv

Michal and I recently had a novel trip to one of the world’s liveliest cities – without having to hassle with an airport! It was a four-day/three...

13.03.2023 30

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E1 Development and Jewish Grit

Israel achieved democracy the hard way. A precursor was that one-third of all Jews were murdered in Europe in the 1930s-1940s and about 140,000...

05.03.2023 10

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Israel, a democracy

There’s way too much hysteria from the left wing over proposed legislation in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset. Where do world leaders like...

08.02.2023 10

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Holier to Whom: The Temple Mount

On January 3, Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir took a 13-minute walk in Jerusalem’s Old City on the Temple Mount, Judaism’s most holy site. Much...

09.01.2023 10

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Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Israeli Government

Now is not the beginning of the end of Israeli democracy, as many “pundits” say, but the end of the beginning of a more nationalistic Israel (a...

03.01.2023 10

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Defrocking the New York Times

Why “defrocking,” a term usually used in the ecclesiastical sense? Well, The New York Times (NYT) has a quasi-religious following among American...

23.12.2022 10

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Hanukah – An Overview

Hanukah starts on Sunday night, December 18. Hanukah is usually celebrated during the “Christmas season.” This coincidence makes the Jewish...

15.12.2022 10

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Reforming Israel’s Supreme Court

A new coalition to govern Israel will emerge in December. There’s been a hue and cry over the right wing/religious makeup of the coalition,...

04.12.2022 10

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Jew-hatred burgeons in the US

Although it’s 55 years since I graduated from college, I still fondly remember my student life being enhanced by my membership in a Jewish...

23.11.2022 20

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