"Why Can't We All Get Along?" Impact of the Queen Bee Syndrome on Jewish Unity (Judean Rose) (updated)

The Queen Bee syndrome is getting in the way of Jewish unity. It does this by creating conflict between Jewish women, and in some cases, men as well. In Queen Bee syndrome, a woman, the “Queen,” is mean to others, in particular to other women. The Queen may do so in order to establish a pecking order, or to get ahead in what she perceives to be a man’s world offering only...

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Even Palestinians regard the Algerian "reconciliation" between Hamas and Fatah as a joke

On October 13, major media reported:Palestinian factions signed a reconciliation deal in Algiers on Thursday, vowing to hold elections by next October in their latest attempt to end a rift that has now lasted more than 15 years.The deal was signed by a leading figure from the Fatah party of President Mahmud Abbas and by the chief of Islamist movement Hamas, which rules Gaza.But...

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Fatah/Hamas unity deadline comes and goes

On May 14, Hamas and Fatah agreed that they would have a unity government within three months. In July, Hamas announced that the deadline was meaningless. Yesterday, the deadline passed. Meanwhile, Israel is negotiating with half of a government, with the other half dead-set against the existence of Israel altogether. And Western governments seem to take no notice of this little problem. Because when you worship the religion of "peace process,"...

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PA minister of religious affairs issues fatwa to revolt against Hamas in Gaza

The Palestinian Minister of Religious Affairs, Dr. Mahmoud al-Habash, issued a fatwa obliging revolt against Hamas to end its rule in Gaza if it does not relinquish control of the territory. Arabic media reports that he wrote on his Facebook page: Ending the division [between Hamas and Fatah] is a duty. If ending the division does not end the coup, then ending the coup is a duty, and if an end to the coup means ending the Hamas takeover of Gaza,...

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Video: The first Jewish wedding in Hebron after 1967 war

From IsraDocuMentalist: This is a clip from the documentary “Israel: A Home Movie”. Miriam Lulu talks about her wedding, which was the first one at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron after its liberation in 1967. “The Arabs thew rice at us the whole way…they cheered and applauded. They were glad that the Jews took over.” It is a shame that so few Jews nowadays even consider visiting Hebro...

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Archaeology news 1: Indirect proof of Esther?

From JPost, an interesting article that might be indirect proof for the story of the Book of Esther: Just a hundred years ago, they were searching for it desperately. German, French and Italian archaeological expeditions were mounted to comb the lower stretches of Elephantine Island in the Nile River, in southern Egypt, but without success. They had been activated by the publication in 1911, two years earlier, of papyrus documents from the area...

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Return to Auschwitz: How Israel keeps Holocaust memories alive (BBC)

The BBC has an excellent, very long magazine piece - including videos -  about how Israel keeps the memory of the Holocaust alive as the remaining survivors dwindle. The Israeli delegation is marching in the footsteps of the many Jews who took their last steps here. This is the spot where German SS officers rapidly assessed which prisoners looked fit and strong enough...

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