Who are the Israelis?

[RoccoR]

RE: Who are the Israelis?
⁜→ rylah,

I probably don't say this enough...

Women Of Samaria - Modah Ani (I Thank)

(IN GREAT APPRECIATION)

You have often posted examples of such beauty; but, if there was ever an argument for the existence of a Supreme Being, these voices are that strong evidence.


Amazed,
R

 

[rylah]

RE: Who are the Israelis?
⁜→ rylah,

I probably don't say this enough...

Women Of Samaria - Modah Ani (I Thank)

(IN GREAT APPRECIATION)

You have often posted examples of such beauty; but, if there was ever an argument for the existence of a Supreme Being, these voices are that strong evidence.


Amazed,
R

Excuse me if that is too straightforward or personal,
but I'm sincerely grateful for Your immense contribution here,
and the opportunity to learn from the wealth of wisdom and knowledge You share,
and the way You conduct Yourself with exemplary integrity and respect for everyone,
and in every conversation, in spite of all.

It has always been inspiring to me, to communicate with people who's intellectual maturity doesn't come at the expense of their sense for the divine.

(Edit)
RoccoR know that You have a friend in Eretz Yisrael,
whom to contact in any case when You come to visit.

 

[rylah]

Rate of Women in the 23rd Knesset: Higher Than Ever
A new report from the Research and Information Center is released this morning (Sunday) ahead of International Women’s Day and presents a series of data on women in the Knesset.

At the opening of the document, written by Ado Abgar and Itai Fidelman, data on the proportion of women elected to the Knesset since its inception are presented; Below is more detailed data on the proportion of women who have been elected and elected to the Knesset since the 16th Knesset (following the cancellation of the direct election of Prime Minister), focusing on the 23rd Knesset.

The document also presents data on the representation of the Knesset membership among Knesset executives, as well as a reference to the situation in Israel in relation to the world and the use of quotas to promote adequate representation of women in parliaments.
Representation data in the document are taken from the official publications in the records regarding submitting the lists to the Knesset elections, from the Knesset website and from the Central Election Committee’s website. It is emphasized that the document is published before the official results of the elections to the 23rd Knesset, and the data based on the correct results of the elections for March 5, 2020.

Key Findings in the Document:
In the elections to the 23rd Knesset, 30 women were elected, which is 25% of all elected Knesset members. The number of elected officials is highest since the establishment of the state, although it has remained virtually unchanged since the 20th Knesset.

Although sometimes, due to male exchanges, a significant number of women are appointed to Knesset membership during the Knesset’s term, the relative share of all Knesset members generally remains similar to their inauguration rate.

Between the 16th and 23rd Knesset, the proportion of women in the faction lists composing these conferences doubled – from 15% to 30% (for the purpose of this document, the list of candidates for each faction was defined to have 1.5 times the number of candidates selected in each Actual faction). The proportion of women also increased among “real” candidates (for the purpose of this document, the list of real candidates was defined to include the actual number of candidates in each list plus one or more candidates for each tenth of the electorate) and among the elected officials, but the increase in these indices was more moderate. A similar increase in the proportion of women among the first half of the elected officials or the heads of lists cannot be indicated.

Apart from the ultra-Orthodox factions – Shas and Torah Judaism, in which there were no candidates (or Knesset members), the proportion of women in the 23rd Knesset lists ranged from 26% to 44% of candidates; between 13% and 38% of “real” candidates; Between 14% and 43% of the selectmen, four lists (including the ultra-Orthodox) included no women in the first quintile, three lists had only one woman, and only one list had two women in the first quintile.

Since the establishment of the Knesset, only one woman has held the position of Knesset Speaker – Dalia Itzik, who was the 17th Knesset Speaker. Over the years, there have been significant fluctuations in the proportion of women among Knesset deputies, ranging from 0% to 44%, but it is difficult to identify a clear change.

The proportion of women among the chairmen of the permanent Knesset committees ranged from 0% to 26% over the years, and it is difficult to identify a clear trend. In addition, there are considerable differences between the permanent committees regarding the proportion of women who chair them: Thus, in three of the permanent Knesset committees, a Knesset member has never served as chairman – the Finance Committee, the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and the Constitution and Law Committee; The women’s committee also chaired the Economic, Interior and Environmental Committee and the Knesset Committee (3%, 7% and 8% of the chairmen of these committees, respectively); By contrast, women were almost a third of the Education, Culture and Sports Committee’s chairmen, 40% of the immigration, absorption and diaspora committee’s chairmen. All the chairmen of the Committee for the Advancement of Women’s Status and Gender Equality were women, with the exception of one (Gideon Sa’ar, who chaired the committee during part of the 17th Knesset presidency).

 

[Mindful]

Archaeologists discover 3,000 year-old town of Ziklag, where King David took refuge from Saul.

(JPost) Researchers from a joint expedition between the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority and Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, believe that they have discovered the famous biblical city of Ziklag, a Philistine city where a young David sought refuge from King Saul.

The excavation began in 2015 at the Khirbet al-Ra’i site, located between Kiryat Gat and Lachish, and was led by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, head of the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Archaeologists discover 3000-year-old town of Ziklag, where King David took refuge from Saul

 

[LA RAM FAN]

here is who they are.

'42 knees in one day': Israeli snipers open up about shooting Gaza protesters

 

[rylah]

20 tons of disinfectants will be shipped from Israel to PA factories

(Announcement from Department of Govt Activity Coordination)

For update,

On Tuesday, the GAT Dept. transferred 20 tons of disinfectants from Israel to PA factories, including chlorine and hydrogen peroxide, used for various purposes, including disinfection, hygiene and sanitation purposes.

Also, disinfectants are used to clean open spaces, and also help to clean up enclosed spaces, including mosques and churches.

Magen David Adom (Ambulance) as scheduled allocated personal, and already started assisting and training of local medical emergency teams.

Ma'ariv News

 

[rylah]

Mizrahi Music | Israel Phenomenology

We’re kicking off our brand new series, Israel Phenomenology, and in the first episode, host Chloé Valdary ponders ethnic groups in Israel, and in particular the Mizrachim - Jews who immigrated to Israel from North African and Middle Eastern countries.

Long story short, the absorption of these immigrants wasn’t exactly smooth and, for the longest time, anything “Mizrachi” was looked down upon - including their music, which was actually suppressed. Given the popularity of Mizrachi music today, it’s hard to believe there was a time when it was actively stifled.

So, how did we get from suppression to chart topping hits, and just what does the cassette tape have to do with this whole situation?

 

[rylah]

Dr. Guy Bechor :The tremendous upheaval that the Israeli economy has undergone in the last 20 years

Wow .. this is just huge .. huge! Take your 8 minutes and watch Dr. Guy Bechor review the latest yearly Economist publication, and fantastically explain the tremendous upheaval that the Israeli economy has undergone in the last 20 years.

From a terror struck country, wars, and unemployment,
to such that surpassed the lions of Europe in GDP.

Britain, France, Germany...whom else have we surpassed?

And to see the Arab states that used to fiercely oppose and still challenge the small Jewish state
are collapsing into themselves, only enhancing this tremendous achievement.

Simply amazing!



For data, including graphs, and a comparison back to 2007,
Guy Bechor's new article on G-Planet

 

[rylah]

Report:

Kabbalist sages took a helicopter to circle the country to do a Tikkun for the people of Israel. Then landed on Mount Meron for a prayer at burial site of Rabbi Shim'on Bar Yohay ZT"A.

This was one day before Purim, during the Fast of Esther.

 

[rylah]

Idan Raichel Project - Bo'ee

 

[rylah]

Emergency Coronavirus Situation in Israel

 

[rylah]

Purim 2020 Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

 

[rylah]

Storms hit Eilat, Israel!

Flooding in Eilat, Israel caused by high winds along the coast.

 

[rylah]

Rescuing the Wandering Jew

In this episode of Israel History Explained we’re diving into the ingathering of the exiles or Kibbutz Galuyot, one of the central missions of the state of Israel and the Zionist movement and talking about the Law of Return. This sometimes controversial law means that Israel considers any Jew, no matter where they live, to be potential citizens.

It explains why Israel has gone out of its way to rescue Jews from countries such as Yemen, Ethiopia and even Saudi Arabia in a series of daring operations including Operation Magic Carpet, Operation Moses and Operation Solomon.

 

[rylah]

Highlights in Israel's relations with the Arab world in 2019

Of all the many video summaries marking the end of the year and the end of the decade, we're especially excited about this one: 2019 was a landmark year in the relations between Israel and countries in the Arab world. From diplomacy to tourism, through innovation & sports, this year leaves us with great hope for a future of enhanced cooperation between Israel and its neighbors.

 

[rylah]

Haim Israel - Mitoch Tmimut

We went then out to the desert and saw the voices
Everyone had a place to raise in virtues
And since then from generation to generation the souls only ask
And play the tune... out of innocence

At a moment when a bit broken remember He remains forever
And He as a shadow guards cares covers You in His mercy

So speak to G-d waiting for Your prayer
He's the One and only that heals You present with You
So speak to G-d even if You think without words
And innocently play to Him

 

[rylah]

Harel Tal - NE'IMA LI

How pleasant, how pleasant to me
How pleasant Your city Y-ah pleasant to me
How pleasant the land of doe very fair to me

How awesome pleasant and beautiful
To her longs my soul and yearns
For the Wall her children desire
For a long time in her haven't dwelt
For her building my spirit aspires
See the splendor and brilliance of My Hall

For the Wall her children desire
For a long time in her haven't dwelt
And now when will return to her
And inherit her in My fate

They will ask for her Shalom
And raise her memory in their joy
Please appraise them raise and come ascend
To the Mount of My holiness and the House of My abode

 

[RoccoR]

RE: Who are the Israelis?
⁜→ rylah, et al,

Wow, I find it remarkable → the open-minded approach the Israelis are taking towards the Medical Protection and Prevention effort in combating the international outbreak; especially given the deadly attitude the Arab Palestinians currently hold in the disputed territories.

- JERUSALEM, Israel - The Hamas terror group in Gaza is attempting to salvage its public image after one of its leading members was caught on camera telling Palestinians to “attack every Jew on planet earth.”
SOURCE: • 07-16-2019 Emily Jones •

- JERUSALEM, Israel – An Iranian group is reportedly threatening to destroy what local Jews believe to be the ancient burial site of Queen Esther and Mordechai in Hamedan in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century” Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.
SOURCE: • 02-21-2020 Emily Jones •

- GENEVA (Reuters) - In a blatant capitulation to the BDS movement, the UN Human Rights Council published a list of 112 Israeli businesses linked to Jewish West Bank neighborhoods in an effort to stigmatize those businesses and encourage their boycott.
SOURCE: • February 28, 2020 by Edy Cohen •

Emergency Coronavirus Situation in Israel

(COMMENT)

To be quite honest, even I am surprised that the Israelis are showing a charitable and noble level of humanity, morality, and ethics towards the very people that have for (many time more than a) three-quarters of a century, shown nothing but a detestable, insufferable, and loathsome (more often than not → deadly) attitude towards the Israeli people. The Israelis are certainly demonstrating (yet once more) many times more righteous than the Jihadist, Fedayeen Activist, Hostile Insurgents, Radicalized Islamic Followers, and Asymmetric Muslims have shown themselves to be over the last 100 years.



Most Respectfully,
R

 

[rylah]

RE: Who are the Israelis?
⁜→ rylah, et al,

Wow, I find it remarkable → the open-minded approach the Israelis are taking towards the Medical Protection and Prevention effort in combating the international outbreak; especially given the deadly attitude the Arab Palestinians currently hold in the disputed territories.

- JERUSALEM, Israel - The Hamas terror group in Gaza is attempting to salvage its public image after one of its leading members was caught on camera telling Palestinians to “attack every Jew on planet earth.”
SOURCE: • 07-16-2019 Emily Jones •

- JERUSALEM, Israel – An Iranian group is reportedly threatening to destroy what local Jews believe to be the ancient burial site of Queen Esther and Mordechai in Hamedan in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century” Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.
SOURCE: • 02-21-2020 Emily Jones •

- GENEVA (Reuters) - In a blatant capitulation to the BDS movement, the UN Human Rights Council published a list of 112 Israeli businesses linked to Jewish West Bank neighborhoods in an effort to stigmatize those businesses and encourage their boycott.
SOURCE: • February 28, 2020 by Edy Cohen •

Emergency Coronavirus Situation in Israel

(COMMENT)

To be quite honest, even I am surprised that the Israelis are showing a charitable and noble level of humanity, morality, and ethics towards the very people that have for (many time more than a) three-quarters of a century, shown nothing but a detestable, insufferable, and loathsome (more often than not → deadly) attitude towards the Israeli people. The Israelis are certainly demonstrating (yet once more) many times more righteous than the Jihadist, Fedayeen Activist, Hostile Insurgents, Radicalized Islamic Followers, and Asymmetric Muslims have shown themselves to be over the last 100 years.



Most Respectfully,
R

"He (Rabbi Yehudah HaNassi) would say: A boor cannot be sin-fearing, an ignoramus cannot be pious, a bashful one cannot learn, a short-tempered person cannot teach, nor does anyone who does much business grow wise. In a place where there are no men, strive to be a man."

- Ethics of the Fathers 2:5
​

Practically this is actually a complicated moral question.
Currently we lack the supplies required for check-ups, but ideally, of course - why not.
Sure we'd even send some to Iran if we had enough, and if I remember correctly, we actually even proposed help with rescue teams in recent years when they had a natural disaster.

Might seem counter intuitive, but not everything is cold calculation,
we improvise A LOT, almost with everything while hoping for the best, even the seemingly impossible,
as Golda Meir once noted :"Pessimism is a luxury a Jew cannot allow himself"... well that's Israel.

 

[rylah]

In shadow of the Corona: Another relief on the Temple Mount
and a surge in the number of Jewish worshipers on the site

An increase of 31% was recorded yesterday in the number of Jews praying on the Temple Mount with the increase of 63 Jews. Compared to 48 Jews who ascended to the mountain on the corresponding day last year.

Among those ascending yesterday to the Temple Mount were many who ascended to the place for the first time in their lives, Haredi, repatriates from France and children who are on vacation due to Corona.

Those who ascended reported that following public health regulations restricting the gathering of ten people together, police yesterday eased the worshipers, allowing them entrance to the mountain in two groups at the same time.

They also talk about a calm and quiet atmosphere in the place in the last two days. Tourists and Muslims are hardly on the Temple Mount at the time of its opening to the Jews, and the location of the Temple in the Dome of the Rock, the Al Aqsa Mosque, and the Huldah gates are completely closed to the entrance.

Worshippers carry prayers to abolish the Corona virus from Israel, read the 'Pitum HaKtoret' (The Incense Mast), and the portion about the plague during King David's reign that ceased when David ascended to the Temple Mount and built the Ascension altar.

Source: Har HaBait News