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by Ronn Torossian
May 11, 2015

As usual, the world’s media have it wrong about Israel.  The Jewish State remains a forward-thinking beacon of democracy, equality and justice.  Witness Ayelet Shaked, Israel’s newly appointed justice minister who at the age of 39 is likely one of the few women anywhere in the world to hold such a senior government position.  She’s a secular leader of a religious party, and lives in North Tel Aviv. The extremists are on the left, holding minimal influence or power, and thankfully, with Shaked’s Jewish Home party now holding senior roles in Netanyahu’s coalition, the radical fringe of the New Israel Fund (NIF), and its ilk are likely to face continued challenges in the very near future. Their desire to further harm the State of Israel will not be made easier with Shaked in power. While Israel’s High Court of Justice recently called boycotts such as those supported by the New Israel Fund “economic terrorism,” Shaked noted that “to boycott Israel because of its policies and because Israel wants to defend itself is not only anti-Zionist … it’s 21st century anti-Semitism.” READ MORE