About Batya

For decades, popular wisdom insists that the Holocaust could have been prevented if only the German soldiers had refused to follow orders.  Of course, that naively takes for granted that your ordinary German had some moral objections to persecuting, dragging … Read More

My body is on a different schedule from the clocks in the house here in Israel and also different from New York hours. I've been a bad girl and keep imbibing caffeine.  Experts say that being caffeine free is a … Read More

Last night, Israel Time, I went with a group of veteran (as old as I am, I was the youngest) activist friends, to see Home Game, the movie about the Gush Katif Basketball tournament. We were turned away, allegedly because … Read More

Israeli Society is suffering. The skin holding it together is burnt, brittle and peeling off. We need a good doctor, preferably a plastic surgeon. Is there a doctor in the house? Is there a doctor in the Knesset? Actually, there … Read More

Women's empowerment has meant that women now have the right to say "no touching" and call sexual harassment if anyone disobeys. But at the same time, there are women who complain of rudeness or discrimination when a man won't shake … Read More