Word: israel
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...part of a survivor's healing process involves regaining control in her or his life. Should a survivor choose to have a rape kit performed to gather forensic evidence, or is in need of more medical attention than UHS can provide, a counselor can accompany them to the Beth Israel Rape Crisis Center. If a survivor receives care at Beth Israel, he or she still receives follow-up care through...
Hillel Chair Michael M. Rosen '98, who is a Crimson editor, said Hillel does attempt public outreach. He noted the upcoming celebration of the 50th anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel. But Rosen acknowledged that "this is more of the exception, not the rule...
Leila Kawar's statement that "there is not a single democratic state in the Middle East" ("Choosing Sides, Making Friends," Feb. 11) and her characterization of Israel as a theocracy, not a democracy, is ill-informed and false. As proof of the undemocratic nature of Israel, Kawar offers the example of the Law of Return, Israel's policy of guaranteeing citizenship to any Jew wishing to immigrate. How this leads her to conclude that Israel is a theocracy, defined as a government by officials regarded as divinely inspired, is puzzling...
Still, the Law of Return reflects the problematic question of what it means to be a "Jewish State" to many Israelis, both Jews and non-Jews, and Kawar is correct in nothing that Israel has complications in defining its national identity. But to characterize Israel as a theocracy represents a simplification of the myriad elements of identity at play: Jewish religious identity, Jewish ethnic identity and Israeli Statist identity. The fact that academia, the press, the public and the parliament (where both Arab and Jew are represented) can debate issues like the Law of Return reveals that Israel...
...writer is the co-chair of Harvard Students for Israel...