Katsav-Yoffie Flap: A Pandora's Box of Pluralism?
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The Yoffie-Katsav controversy is a hit in the blogosphere with both haters and lovers coming out raging. See Jewlicious, Canonist, and Pascal’s View.
Indeed, you can read more by seeing the comments to these news articles. Haaretz, Jerusalem Post.
The argument is certainly straining relations between the movement and the Israeli presidency; but is exposing divisions in the Jewish World itself at a time when violence in Israel and the territories has led to the deaths of 42 Palestinians and 3 Israelis (June 2006).