Monthly Archives : January 2012

What Bibi really thinks, and Haaretz columnist defends Haredim


This week on The Tribal Update, the news satire show brought to you every week by Latma, the satirical Hebrew-language media criticism site I lead we bring you a wide variety of views and features. Among other goodies, we interview Demon Levy, Haaretz columnist about his surprising article in support of the Haredim. We also bring you and interview with…

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Is Israeli society unraveling?


On balance, Israeli society is extremely healthy.   Unemployment is at record lows. At a time of global recession, the Israeli economy is growing steadily.   Israeli Jewish women have the highest fertility rate in the Western world with an average of three children per woman. Education levels have risen dramatically across the board over the past decade with dozens…

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