Arlene Kushner On Ulpana, Abbas and Morsi

From Arlene Kushner:

June 27, 2012

It Hurts

Yesterday, the first 15 families living in the five Ulpana houses slated for evacuation, by order of the High Court, moved out to their temporary homes ("caravillas" -- a misnomer, I think) on the grounds of a former army base. 

They went quietly but with deep sadness -- knowing in their hearts that an injustice was being done to them.  I carry that same knowledge in my heart.

I dealt with this issue of the injustice in some detail in a recent posting that can be accessed here: The Face of Things to Come.

Arlene Kushner On Demolition In Ulpana, Nullification Of Egypt Elections and Antisemitism In Europe

From Arlene Kushner:

June 15, 2012

"Posts Resumed"

After time away from my posts required for an important project, I am pleased to resume.  At this point, touching several bases...

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In spite of my focus elsewhere, last week I had been prepared to do a posting, were the bill on preventing the dismantling of Ulpana and other communities to have passed in the Knesset on June 6.  Regrettably, however, it failed to pass, and I had not the stomach to interrupt my project for what would have been a dismally negative posting.  Yet now, as I resume my writing, it is necessary to mention this.

MK Yaakov Katz (National Union) and MK Zevulun Orlev (Habayit Hayehudi), who had related versions of the bill, failed to best a determined Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu -- who refused to release ministers to vote their consciences and brought considerable pressure to bear on MKs.