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At a Settlement, a Battle Over Both Law and Judaism

June 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Politics and Policy

Gershom Gorenberg The Israeli Supreme Court today took a small step toward restoring the rule of law. It issued a temporary injunction against continuing to build nine new homes in Ofrah, the flagship settlement of Gush Emunim in the area north of Jerusalem. Ofrah, as I explained in The Accidental Empire , was established in 1975 [...]

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