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האתר של קימקא

New Israel for Beginners New

שופטי העליון אשר גרוניס, ניל הנדל, עוזי פוגלמן: האם הם אידיוטים, או שהם רק עושים את עצמם ככאלה?

*** הזדמנות להרוויח כסף! ***

"זפטה רצינית" – מחזה דוקודרמה על מקצת התועבות במערכת ההוצאה-לפועל

להפסיק את עינוי הקופים, לסגור את חוות מזור!

שמעון פרס, נשיא המדינה: מתי לאחרונה ראית בית-משפט מבפנים?

חדש באתר: פורום ללא צנזורה!

המאמר ה-3,000 באתר: על חופש הביטוי ועל הלוגיקה המשונה בפורום קפה דה-מארקר

חידון יולי 2008, נושא פרסים: כמה תעלה לנו עיסקת גלעד שליט?

פרסום חינם לכל עורכי-הדין והמגשרים   מכון קימקא, הרצאות

 


Israel for Beginners

דבור על אפניו, רהוט להפליא

מדינת ישראל משתיקה את המבקרים-מבית בטענות אוויליות, מרושעות וצבועות על ה"סגנון" שלהם – שלא תתפלא כאשר במוסדות האו"ם עושים לה בדיוק את אותו הדבר

"I helped her to organize her thoughts"

Would any sane police send an expedition of investigators to the other side of the globe, just for a kiss?


Israeli humour

Compiled by Simha Nyr, Adv 27.02.2010
Israeli humour

Some "samples", not necessarily representative, of Israeli humour

no such animal

In Israel there is no "mezzanine" level of government between the state government and the municipalities, the "district" is not an entity, there is nothing similar to the American "county", and there are no sheriffs, as well.


the prosecution said rega-rega* (Photo: court.gov.il)

A judge who doesn't want to contribute to the state he wants to know, should look for another state, instead of enjoying the pot of meat, and shedding crocodile tears, for tomorrow's headlines.

horse trade

Starting with "We shall not negotiate with terrorists", going on with "we shall not be deterred from paying painful prices" the freedom of Gil'ad Shalit is not yet at hand


last resort is last resort

It seems that the organizers of the event were aware of the probability the hostile audience would obstruct the show, but took unnecessary risk

The choice we face

Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street 20.02.2010
so-called "boycott" by Danny Ayalon

There is much beyond this controversy to share from the visit. We were struck by the disparity between the fierce urgency felt by many whose lives focus on solving the conflict and the lack of urgency felt by many others whose lives are more remov...


Drunk with arrogance

Jonathan Rosenblum 19.02.2010
Drunk with arrogance

By consistently applying different rules to itself than to the other branches of government and attributing to itself superhuman powers of discernment and freedom from bias, the Court does more to damage its own image than a host of critics could ...

Democracy with no Mirror

The Israeli judges lose public trust, but they don't want to look at the mirror *** They would like to have the public replaced, but, alas, in Israel there exists no alternative public.


Quimka's Israeli Recipes

Simha Nyr, adv. 15.02.2010
Quimka's Israeli Recipes

Here you can find Ouimka's Avocado Salad & Quimka's Eggplant Slices *** other recipes – in the near future

Two men, one woman

Remarks on a public non-conversation


This land is not for steal, that's true

A comment on "This land is not for steal or sale or deal", by Helen Freedman (Palm Beach Jewish Journal, December 23, 2009).

at zero-distance

A well-made film, showing in micro some controversy in the Israeli public opinion.


Israel and the "Separation" Fence

Simha Nyr, adv. 25.07.2009
No free lunch

Some issues concerning the Israeli West-Bank barrier, not all of them have been brought to public discussion, even in Israel itself

יהודי וערבי מוכרים את בתיהם בנצרת עלית, ישראל

סיפור לא-פוליטי, לא גזעני, על דו-קיום בשלום, יהודי-ערבי


A Jew and an Arab Selling Their Houses in Upper Nazareth, Israel

A non-political, non-racial, story about Jewish-Arab peaceful coexistence