Pragmatism? Not with Moshe Rabbenu
Benzi’s latest “Behind the Flames” column in the Shabbat publication Matzav HaRuach: Pragmatism? Not with Moshe Rabbenu “Benzi, why are you all so extremist? Why aren’t you willing to compromise on anything? Come on, temper your statements a bit and your demands, and maybe you can get more”. Comments and remarks like these, I hear […]
Out of the Straits//Anat Gopstein
Anat Gopstein, in this week’s Shabbat publication Gilui Da’at: Out of the Straits It was two days before Rosh Hashana when we received a message in Lehava’s operations room. “I saw someone going with an Arab, I spoke with her. She’s a single mother, she has older kids, she lives on an income allowance, she […]
A celebration of democracy, but only for those who are authorized
Benzi’s latest “Behind the Flames” column in Matzav HaRuach: A celebration of democracy, but only for those who are authorized Again, elections. Again, for the fourth time in 2 years, the citizens of Israel will go to the polls. And again, many parties will conduct campaigns and explain to us why they are the most […]
The Distorted Morality of the Israeli Police//Benzi Gopstein
The Distorted Morality of the Israeli Police By Benzi Gopstein, head of Lehava, for the Charedi publication B’chadrei Charedim, 23 Tevet 5781/7 January 2021 When the police suspend cops who violated the corona directives, but allowed the cops who are suspected of causing the death of a youth while on the job, it cannot be […]
May I merit to raise children\\Anat Gopstein
Anat Gopstein’s latest column in the Shabbat publication “Gilui Da’at”: May I merit to raise children and grandchildren, wise and intelligent I write this column in tears over my dear and beloved brother-in-law Rafael Dayan zt”l, who returned his soul to the Creator. Raphael was a righteous and honest man who was privileged to establish […]
Life beyond the veil// Anat Gopstein
Life beyond the veil by Anat Gopstein for Eshet magazine “How do you, a right-wing extremist settler, not get angry at these girls who choose to go with Arabs and betray our people?” I have been asked more than once. Yes, I am a settler, live in Kiryat Arba, city of our forefathers and also […]
Justice for Ahuvya, Justice for the Hilltop Youth
Benzi’s “Behind the Flames” column in Matzav HaRuach: Justice for Ahuvya, Justice for the Hilltop Youth Almost two weeks have gone by since the tragic death of Ahuvya Sandak z”l. For whoever accidentally forgot, here are the details of the story again, summarized: An undercover police vehicle gave chase after a car in which Ahuvya […]
A time for soul-searching// Anat Gopstein
Anat Gopstein’s latest column to appear in Gilui Da’at: A time for soul-searching Last week we were informed of the terrible killing of the young man Ahuvya Sandak. A police vehicle rammed into the car of some youths from Maoz Esther, where Ahuvya was sitting, and led to the death of the young man and […]
The Exile – A Punishment, Not A Prize
Benzi’s latest “Behind the Flames” column in Matzav HaRuach: The Exile – A Punishment, Not A Prize The last verse in this week’s portion, Vayigash, as the excitement comes to a head when Joseph reveals his identity to his brothers, describes the nature of acclimatization of the Jews to Egypt: Thus Israel settled in the […]
“With 10 shekels in my pocket, I decided to escape, as my daughters were left behind.”
Startling testimony: “With 10 shekels in my pocket, I decided to escape, as my daughters were left behind.” A moment after the wedding, the man who captured her heart, showed his true face. The mask of suffering she went through, came to a peak when she was trapped in the Gaza Strip. And just when […]
