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Constitution

Government / Left vs. Right

Knesset Law Committee Passes First Judicial Reform Proposal, Now Ready for Final Knesset Votes

By Jewish Press News Desk

It is unclear if after last night's anarchist riots, if Netanyahu will allow the bill to go to vote.

US / Politics / Elections / News Briefs

Unhappy Clinton Voters Targeting Electoral College Members

By Jewish Press News Desk

Clinton supporters want the Electoral College Electors to vote for Clinton and not Trump.

US / Politics / Police and Crime / The Courts / News Briefs / Turkey / Islamists

Biden Reveals US Going Out of Its Way to Extradite Erdogan's Archenemy

By JNi.Media

Erdogan lectured Biden on how Gulen is operating a global terrorist network from his little home in Pennsylvania, and repeated his demand that the US immediately detain Gulen, so he won't give media interviews.

US / News Briefs / ISIS

Islamic State Recruitment of Americans Brings War to Home Front

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Homeland Committee chairman McCaul is “worried about our ability to combat this threat abroad, but also here at home."

Terrorism / US / News Briefs / Religion

Arkansas Shooting Range Declares Itself 'Muslim-Free Zone’

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

“How then, can anyone say that, the practice of Islam is protected by the U.S. Constitution?”

News Briefs / Egypt

Egypt Approves Constitution, but Brotherhood Boycotted Vote

By Jewish Press News Desk

Egyptians gave landslide support for a proposed new constitution after two days of voting, but the Muslim Brotherhood boycotted the balloting, which was accompanied by violence, ballot stuffing and bribes. An official told the Associated Press that 90 percent of the voters cast a “yes” vote, but BuzzFeed reported that it obtained documents that provided […]

Daniel Greenfield

Terrorism and the Methodology of the Left

By Daniel Greenfield

The left understands that it is working against natural emotions of loyalty and loss, and so it uses deception.

Shiloh Musings

'Moral Authority,' Jewish Style

By Batya Medad

I was especially disturbed in the troubling times leading to the Disengagement expulsions when so-called Torah observant rabbis said that a Knesset vote could over-ride the Jewish connection to the Land of Israel.

The Muqata

Too Many Religious Officers and a Constitution

By JoeSettler

When a drafter of Israel's Constitution says there is a problem because too many IDF commanders are religious, we need to worry about what kind of Constitution he is drafting.

J.E. Dyer

Obama's Threats

By J. E. Dyer

Our president is supposed to bind himself to constitutional meanings.

HADAR

So You Say You Want a US Style Constitution in Israel...

By Daniel Tauber

Let's face it, people here don't vote for representatives. Party bosses and power players do.

Rubin Reports

Egypt Democratically Adopts an Anti-Western Dictatorship

By Barry Rubin

The democratic opposition—like its counterparts in Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and Iran—has learned that the United States will not help them.

Rubin Reports

The Breakneck Speed of Islamist Transformation in Egypt

By Barry Rubin

What happens, then, if the regime doesn’t give in and the army doesn’t stop the demonstrations?

Dr. Mordechai Kedar

Constitutional Confusion and Contusions in Egypt

By Dr. Mordechai Kedar

The constitution, as important as it may be, is not a cure for the genetic illnesses of the states of the Middle East.

Rubin Reports

Egypt's New Constitution Laying Foundation for Sharia State

By Barry Rubin

Egypt's draft constitution enshrines Sharia rule without rubbing people’s faces in it.

Politics / News Briefs

Maryland Congressman Apologizes for Holocaust Reference

By JTA

A Maryland congressman apologized for referring to the Holocaust as he discussed his opposition to federal involvement in providing student loans.

Middle East / Levant / News Briefs

Morsi Instituting Sweeping Changes in Army leadership, Constitution, Political Appointments

By Jewish Press Staff

Egyptian president Morsi made several sweeping decisions on Sunday afternoon, announced by the presidential spokesperson in a televised statement. Al Ahram reported that, to start, Morsi cancelled the addendum to the constitutional declaration, issued by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on June 17. The addendum stipulated that the head of the SCAF, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, was to remain minister of defense until a new constitution was drafted. Not any more.

Rubin Reports

Rubin Reports: A First Look at Egypt’s New Constitution Shows a Careful Ambiguity On Islamic Rule

By Barry Rubin

If there is an Islamist president and parliament who pass laws that correspond only to Sharia and who appoint Islamist judges and al-Azhar shaykhs then Egypt will be a Sharia state. No doubt though the Constitution will be interpreted by many Western observers of proof that the Brotherhood and Salafists have moderated.

Op-Eds

Israel At 100: Looking Ahead

By Brandon Marlon

The Third Jewish Commonwealth has accomplished remarkable growth and productivity in its first six decades, and inspires the world with its resourcefulness. Yet as a young country, Israel has much room for improvement. Here are the Top 12 most pressing issues facing the reborn nation today:

Analysis

Elections Bring Egypt to the Edge of Abyss

By Missing Peace

With two leading Islamist presidential candidates that are backed by the Muslim Brotherhood, chances are high that Egypt will vote an Islamist into the office of president. This will undoubtedly be followed by an Islamist constitution.

News Briefs

Bill to Impeach Obama for Bombing Syria without Congressional Authorization

By Jewish Press News Desk

Drew Zahn of World News Daily reports that Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr., R-N.C., has introduced a resolution declaring that the president's use of offensive military force  without Congressional authorization would be considered "an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor." Jones cites Obama's authorization of military force in Libya as an example for such unilateral action. […]

Serials

Getzlight – Chapter VII

By Ruchama Feuerman

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