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Magen David Adom paramedic with a MDA sign. (Illustrative photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Jewish women can’t volunteer at night – to avoid ‘contact with Arabs’

The Israeli government succumbs to pressure by racist and anti-miscegenation organizations, banning Jewish women from volunteering in hospitals at night, when they might be more likely to encounter Arab workers and doctors. Young Israeli women volunteering at hospitals in Israel as part of their national service (an alternative to serving in the Israel Defense Forces)…

By Mairav Zonszein October 17, 2013

So unimportant, he's honored by two ministers and a general. Dov Lior, 2006 (Photo: Yossi Gurvitz)

Case dropped against authors, endorsers of gentile-killing manual

Israel’s attorney general decided to drop the case against racist book “Torat Ha’Melech” – since its racism was couched in religious terms. The prosecution, backed by Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein, announced Monday that it is dropping the case against rabbis Yizhak Shapira, Yoseph Elizur, Dov Lior and Yizhak Ginzburg. The first two wrote a book…

By Yossi Gurvitz May 29, 2012

Does Baruch Goldstein’s rabbi want violent settlers shot?

Wel-l-l… Amazing headline in The Jerusalem Post today: “West Bank rabbis: Allow live fire at stone-throwers.” Mind you, the whole country is outraged today at the spectacle of that mob of settler youths attacking that army base in the West Bank, throwing stones, hitting a commander in the head, but now West Bank rabbis, of all people, are calling…

By Larry Derfner December 14, 2011

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Opinion: Extremist Rabbi Dov Lior has widespread support

By Eyal Clyne On Monday 27 June, Rabbi Dov Lior was arrested by the Israeli police for refusing to report for questioning about his religious sponsorship of a book advocating racism and war crimes (i.e. “permitting” the killing of civilians in Gaza, according to Halacha). For decades many Israeli rabbis have often openly promoted violence…

By +972 Magazine July 16, 2011

So unimportant, he's honored by two ministers and a general. Dov Lior, 2006 (Photo: Yossi Gurvitz)

Update: Ministers and general did not honor Lior

As reported earlier this week, Dov Lior – a leading rabbi who supported the gentile slaying guidebook, Torat Ha’Melekh – received honors yesterday by the local council of Hebron Mountain. However, the two ministers (Moshe “Boogie” Ya’alon and Eli Yishai) and general (Avi Mirahi) who were supposed to grace the event with their presence have…

By Yossi Gurvitz July 7, 2011

So unimportant, he's honored by two ministers and a general. Dov Lior, 2006 (Photo: Yossi Gurvitz)

Ministers and general to honor Rabbi charged with incitement

Dov Lior, whose detainment caused riots, will receive an award in the presence of two ministers and an active duty general Much has been written recently about the detainment of Dov Lior, the rabbi who endorsed the gentile-slaying manual, Torat Ha’Melekh. Lior ignored a police summons for a year, then played the victim card when…

By Yossi Gurvitz July 4, 2011

State’s attempt to challenge radical rabbis so meek it will backfire

The state’s meek attempt to detain two prominent rabbis who’ve been evading police summons for weeks only underscores how helpless the state has become before the decentralised rabbinical church. This morning, police briefly detained prominent rabbi Yaakov Yossef on suspicion of incitement by virtue of giving his blessing to the notorious King’s Torah tractate, which…

By Dimi Reider July 2, 2011