“An infiltrator is subject to five years imprisonment,” reads the government-backed bill that gained initial approval of the Knesset yesterday, by a vote of 21-1*. If the “infiltrator” - someone crossing illegally into Israel - is from an enemy country, the maximum sentence goes up to seven years.
In other words: The law states that if [...]

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What could Israel look like in 20 years, if we do things right? My article looking forward is now online at the National Post in Canada:
In Israel, 2028, Ibrahim Abdullah Hapalit is the reigning literary star. His first novel, Sinai, is based on his childhood escape from Darfur, across Egypt and the Sinai desert to [...]

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This idea that Israel should offer asylum to non-Jewish refugees - how new is that? Some crazy concept thought up by secular Tel Aviv liberals with no concern for Israel’s Jewish character?
Actually, no. Just a bit older than that.
After my post a few days ago on the need for a new policy on African [...]

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