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		<title>By: Shira Batya Lewin Solomons</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-women-of-the-wall-a-front-group/comment-page-1/#comment-5313239</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shira Batya Lewin Solomons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2013 17:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not disputing your claim that leaders of WOW might be involved in other things that you or I might find distasteful.  This on its own is not proof that WOW are pushing their stated goals because they have some hidden agenda.  That is an accusation of dishonesty which you would have to provide evidence for.  As I have said, it is much more likely that poltical activists have been attracted to the WOW cause because the whole thing has become politicised.  This politicisation happened as a result of opponents of WOW who fought to stop them from praying in peace.  I have explained this to you now several times and unless you show some sign of understanding me I will have to conclude that you are being deliberately obtuse.


It is equally true that the leaders of the opposition to WOW are politically active, and one could argue that they themselves have a hidden agenda and are not being fully honest.  Again, I am struggling to find what their motive could be lesheim shamayim and every time you dodge my questions you convince me more and more that the real hidden agenda is on the other side.



I ask you again, why, if you support the right of women to pray at the kotel with tallit and tefilin and a sefer Torah, why you are not happy that women have won this right, how ever much you might dislike the particular women who are taking advantage of this right at present.  Saying that you think they have ulterior motives is again not an adequate answer as this assertion is pure supposition not supported by facts.  Moreover, with the poltical victory won, those who have become involved in WOW for poltical reasons will in all likelihood get bored and find other causes to fight for, leaving room for less political leadership to emerge.



If you fail once more to answer me satisfactorily then I will take this as proof that you are not being fully honest about your motives and that you actually do not support the right of women to pray at the kotel with tallit, tefillin and a sefer Torah.


Daniel, if you ran the kotel, what rules would you make to achieve shalom between the competing factions?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am not disputing your claim that leaders of WOW might be involved in other things that you or I might find distasteful.  This on its own is not proof that WOW are pushing their stated goals because they have some hidden agenda.  That is an accusation of dishonesty which you would have to provide evidence for.  As I have said, it is much more likely that poltical activists have been attracted to the WOW cause because the whole thing has become politicised.  This politicisation happened as a result of opponents of WOW who fought to stop them from praying in peace.  I have explained this to you now several times and unless you show some sign of understanding me I will have to conclude that you are being deliberately obtuse.</p>
<p>It is equally true that the leaders of the opposition to WOW are politically active, and one could argue that they themselves have a hidden agenda and are not being fully honest.  Again, I am struggling to find what their motive could be lesheim shamayim and every time you dodge my questions you convince me more and more that the real hidden agenda is on the other side.</p>
<p>I ask you again, why, if you support the right of women to pray at the kotel with tallit and tefilin and a sefer Torah, why you are not happy that women have won this right, how ever much you might dislike the particular women who are taking advantage of this right at present.  Saying that you think they have ulterior motives is again not an adequate answer as this assertion is pure supposition not supported by facts.  Moreover, with the poltical victory won, those who have become involved in WOW for poltical reasons will in all likelihood get bored and find other causes to fight for, leaving room for less political leadership to emerge.</p>
<p>If you fail once more to answer me satisfactorily then I will take this as proof that you are not being fully honest about your motives and that you actually do not support the right of women to pray at the kotel with tallit, tefillin and a sefer Torah.</p>
<p>Daniel, if you ran the kotel, what rules would you make to achieve shalom between the competing factions?</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2013 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pointing out that the leadership of an org is tied in with anti-Israel left-wing groups by citing actual facts, including their roles in such groups, is not a conspiracy theory.


It&#039;s a fact.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pointing out that the leadership of an org is tied in with anti-Israel left-wing groups by citing actual facts, including their roles in such groups, is not a conspiracy theory.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a fact.</p>
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		<title>By: Shira Batya Lewin Solomons</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-women-of-the-wall-a-front-group/comment-page-1/#comment-5313194</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shira Batya Lewin Solomons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2013 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daniel, you are making a lot of claims here but I don&#039;t see any evidence for them, just a conspiracy theory which appears more and more paranoid as our conversation continues.
You say WOW have a hidden agenda, but all you have shown is that the leadership of WOW might be involved in other political activity that some people might disagree with.  There is no evidence that WOW is a front for anything, just, as I said, that politcally active people are involved.
If you are going to accuse people of having a hidden agenda, I could just as well say that the opponents of WOW have a hidden agenda:  to keep the kotel under the control of a certain special interest group.  But I am not assuming this.  I am struggling to understand how the opponents of WOW, such as yourself, can feel so strongly about their position, lesheim shamayim.
However, I am beginning to give up, and it seems more and more to me that you are determined to think ill of WOW because you perhaps have a hidden agenda of your own.
If not, then please explain to me why you are so opposed to WOW winning their fight, when you claim to support their stated goal.
What is your agenda Daniel?   If you ran the kotel, what would you do to make peace?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Daniel, you are making a lot of claims here but I don&#8217;t see any evidence for them, just a conspiracy theory which appears more and more paranoid as our conversation continues.<br />
You say WOW have a hidden agenda, but all you have shown is that the leadership of WOW might be involved in other political activity that some people might disagree with.  There is no evidence that WOW is a front for anything, just, as I said, that politcally active people are involved.<br />
If you are going to accuse people of having a hidden agenda, I could just as well say that the opponents of WOW have a hidden agenda:  to keep the kotel under the control of a certain special interest group.  But I am not assuming this.  I am struggling to understand how the opponents of WOW, such as yourself, can feel so strongly about their position, lesheim shamayim.<br />
However, I am beginning to give up, and it seems more and more to me that you are determined to think ill of WOW because you perhaps have a hidden agenda of your own.<br />
If not, then please explain to me why you are so opposed to WOW winning their fight, when you claim to support their stated goal.<br />
What is your agenda Daniel?   If you ran the kotel, what would you do to make peace?</p>
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		<title>By: Glezele Vayne</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glezele Vayne]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2013 11:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wait a minute. &quot;Women of the Wall solicits local donations to “Women of the Wall, P. O. Box 31936, Jerusalem, 91319, Israel”

The Israel Religious Action Center solicits donations to “Israel Religious Action Center P.O.B. 31936 Jerusalem, 91319 Israel”

It would appear that not only is Women of the Wall run by IRAC leaders, but that they share a post office box.&quot;

Is there a typo there?? Please fix it, as the point might be lost on some.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wait a minute. &#8220;Women of the Wall solicits local donations to “Women of the Wall, P. O. Box 31936, Jerusalem, 91319, Israel”</p>
<p>The Israel Religious Action Center solicits donations to “Israel Religious Action Center P.O.B. 31936 Jerusalem, 91319 Israel”</p>
<p>It would appear that not only is Women of the Wall run by IRAC leaders, but that they share a post office box.&#8221;</p>
<p>Is there a typo there?? Please fix it, as the point might be lost on some.</p>
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		<title>By: Chavi Beck</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chavi Beck]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2013 07:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why are you afraid? I haven&#039;t heard this from any other female acquaintances visiting Israel, all of whom davened at the Kotel and found it a wonderfully special experience.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why are you afraid? I haven&#8217;t heard this from any other female acquaintances visiting Israel, all of whom davened at the Kotel and found it a wonderfully special experience.</p>
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		<title>By: Chavi Beck</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-women-of-the-wall-a-front-group/comment-page-1/#comment-5313144</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chavi Beck]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2013 07:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Rachel, there is a difference between reaching a contradiction and exposing a contradiction.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Rachel, there is a difference between reaching a contradiction and exposing a contradiction.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-women-of-the-wall-a-front-group/comment-page-1/#comment-5312575</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2013 20:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WOW&#039;s goal is not to make it possible for women to pray there, it&#039;s to stir up constant conflict and hostility over the issue... ultimately making it harder than ever for women to pray there.


Because its endgame is something else entirely.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WOW&#8217;s goal is not to make it possible for women to pray there, it&#8217;s to stir up constant conflict and hostility over the issue&#8230; ultimately making it harder than ever for women to pray there.</p>
<p>Because its endgame is something else entirely.</p>
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		<title>By: Shira Batya Lewin Solomons</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-women-of-the-wall-a-front-group/comment-page-1/#comment-5312442</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shira Batya Lewin Solomons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2013 15:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[But if that really is the case then surely, however much you might dislike certain mebers of WOW, you should celebrate the victory of WOW as this makes it possible for sucn a group of women to do just this.  Now the whole things can be depoliticised and women can get on with davening as they wish.  Am I missing something?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But if that really is the case then surely, however much you might dislike certain mebers of WOW, you should celebrate the victory of WOW as this makes it possible for sucn a group of women to do just this.  Now the whole things can be depoliticised and women can get on with davening as they wish.  Am I missing something?</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-women-of-the-wall-a-front-group/comment-page-1/#comment-5312425</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2013 14:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#039;s what I&#039;ve been saying all along]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve been saying all along</p>
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		<title>By: Shira Batya Lewin Solomons</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-women-of-the-wall-a-front-group/comment-page-1/#comment-5312346</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shira Batya Lewin Solomons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2013 07:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now you are really getting me confused.
So are you saying that if another group of nice normal yir&#039;ei shamayim women who were not politically incorrect in any way, got together one Rosh Chodesh to daven at the kotel with a sefer Torah and tallit and tefillin, you would defend them against attack or disturbance?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now you are really getting me confused.<br />
So are you saying that if another group of nice normal yir&#8217;ei shamayim women who were not politically incorrect in any way, got together one Rosh Chodesh to daven at the kotel with a sefer Torah and tallit and tefillin, you would defend them against attack or disturbance?</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-women-of-the-wall-a-front-group/comment-page-1/#comment-5312185</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2013 00:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve already said women should be able to daven at the Kotel.


That is not the issue.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve already said women should be able to daven at the Kotel.</p>
<p>That is not the issue.</p>
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		<title>By: Shira Batya Lewin Solomons</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-women-of-the-wall-a-front-group/comment-page-1/#comment-5312034</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shira Batya Lewin Solomons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not a member of WOW as I have not lived in Israel as an adult. I am also an orthodox Jew.  


I ask you a question Daniel:


My family will please-God visit Israel at some point.  When we do, my husband and son would go to the kotel to daven during the trip.  It&#039;s a wonderful experience, at least it is if you are male.   I and my daughters might also want to do this but I would be afraid.


Do you think that I should be able to daven at the kotel with my daughters (who know to daven)?  Do you think we should be able to do this with raised voices (singing) as is our normal manner of davening together, without fear of being attacked or arrested or removed from the kotel by force?  Would your answer be different if I wore tallit (I do not but I have friends who do)?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am not a member of WOW as I have not lived in Israel as an adult. I am also an orthodox Jew.  </p>
<p>I ask you a question Daniel:</p>
<p>My family will please-God visit Israel at some point.  When we do, my husband and son would go to the kotel to daven during the trip.  It&#8217;s a wonderful experience, at least it is if you are male.   I and my daughters might also want to do this but I would be afraid.</p>
<p>Do you think that I should be able to daven at the kotel with my daughters (who know to daven)?  Do you think we should be able to do this with raised voices (singing) as is our normal manner of davening together, without fear of being attacked or arrested or removed from the kotel by force?  Would your answer be different if I wore tallit (I do not but I have friends who do)?</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 15:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The problem is making WOW inseparable from women&#039;s prayer. That&#039;s what its backers want so they can push an entirely different agenda while hiding behind that.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The problem is making WOW inseparable from women&#8217;s prayer. That&#8217;s what its backers want so they can push an entirely different agenda while hiding behind that.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-women-of-the-wall-a-front-group/comment-page-1/#comment-5311921</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 15:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IRAC actually exists to promote the Reform movement in Israel. It&#039;s an arm of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism which is the name of the Reform Judaism branch in Israel.


I support the right of women to daven. I don&#039;t support left-wing groups that are anti-Israel using that demand to create constant conflict, which is what WOW and its backers appear to be doing.


And they&#039;re the ones doing damage to the credibility of that cause. 



I fully support traditionally religious women organizing prayer groups. I don&#039;t support WOW and I believe their organization and ties are worth examining.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>IRAC actually exists to promote the Reform movement in Israel. It&#8217;s an arm of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism which is the name of the Reform Judaism branch in Israel.</p>
<p>I support the right of women to daven. I don&#8217;t support left-wing groups that are anti-Israel using that demand to create constant conflict, which is what WOW and its backers appear to be doing.</p>
<p>And they&#8217;re the ones doing damage to the credibility of that cause. </p>
<p>I fully support traditionally religious women organizing prayer groups. I don&#8217;t support WOW and I believe their organization and ties are worth examining.</p>
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		<title>By: Shira Batya Lewin Solomons</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shira Batya Lewin Solomons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 10:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not accusing any journalist of having bad motives.
I am questioning how people are responding to the accusations being made.  

People should not respond by stopping their support for religious freedom in Israel.  The victory of WOW is to be celebrated whether or not you or I agree with the politics of certain people involved in it.

If in fact the leadership of WOW is problematic, now that the battle has  been won, this is a wonderful opportunity for new women, who do not  have a stomach for poliitics, but who want to pray in peace, to perhaps organise other women&#039;s prayer groups at the kotel, perhaps for benot mitzvah.  The battle was won by WOW but it was won for all Jewish women.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am not accusing any journalist of having bad motives.<br />
I am questioning how people are responding to the accusations being made.  </p>
<p>People should not respond by stopping their support for religious freedom in Israel.  The victory of WOW is to be celebrated whether or not you or I agree with the politics of certain people involved in it.</p>
<p>If in fact the leadership of WOW is problematic, now that the battle has  been won, this is a wonderful opportunity for new women, who do not  have a stomach for poliitics, but who want to pray in peace, to perhaps organise other women&#8217;s prayer groups at the kotel, perhaps for benot mitzvah.  The battle was won by WOW but it was won for all Jewish women.</p>
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		<title>By: Shira Batya Lewin Solomons</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-women-of-the-wall-a-front-group/comment-page-1/#comment-5311790</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shira Batya Lewin Solomons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I&#039;ve said, the link with IRAC is understandable and I can&#039;t see why this is criticised.  IRAC exists to defend the rights of people like women of the wall and so it has helped WOW by sharing an office with them.


The matter of other political activity is much more of a concern, but even then, it is a very strong and unsubstantiated accusation to say that WOW exists simply to make trouble and not to protect the rights of women to daven. 



 It is also a tremendous non-sequitor to respond to the political activism of certain WOW members by ceasing to support the right of women to daven without threat of attack.  You yourself say that you support the right of women to pray at the kotel, so you should support the goals of WOW even if you might not like some of its leaders.  The two issues have become muddled in a way that is very unhelpful.


No doubt, due to its long struggle, WOW has accumulated a leadership of political activitists, and people who are politically active in one way tend to be active in others.  This does not mean that one activity is a front for another or that people&#039;s motives are wrong.


If in fact the leadership of WOW is problematic, now that the battle has been won, this is a wonderful opportunity for new women, who do not have a stomach for poliitics, but who want to pray in peace, to perhaps organise other women&#039;s prayer groups at the kotel, perhaps for benot mitzvah.  The battle was won by WOW but it was won for all Jewish women.  



Perhaps if I come to Israel on holiday, rather than staying away from the kotel and feeling unfree when I visit it as I did last time, I can now come to the kotel some morning with my daughters, and daven and sing (I cannot daven without singing) with them without being afraid that some right-wing nutter willl attack us.


However I might disagree with the politics of certain people in WOW, the above is an outcome for which we should all be truly thankful, and we should all help to defend these new rights so that they are never again taken away by men in black hats who act like they have a monopoly on Judaism.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As I&#8217;ve said, the link with IRAC is understandable and I can&#8217;t see why this is criticised.  IRAC exists to defend the rights of people like women of the wall and so it has helped WOW by sharing an office with them.</p>
<p>The matter of other political activity is much more of a concern, but even then, it is a very strong and unsubstantiated accusation to say that WOW exists simply to make trouble and not to protect the rights of women to daven. </p>
<p> It is also a tremendous non-sequitor to respond to the political activism of certain WOW members by ceasing to support the right of women to daven without threat of attack.  You yourself say that you support the right of women to pray at the kotel, so you should support the goals of WOW even if you might not like some of its leaders.  The two issues have become muddled in a way that is very unhelpful.</p>
<p>No doubt, due to its long struggle, WOW has accumulated a leadership of political activitists, and people who are politically active in one way tend to be active in others.  This does not mean that one activity is a front for another or that people&#8217;s motives are wrong.</p>
<p>If in fact the leadership of WOW is problematic, now that the battle has been won, this is a wonderful opportunity for new women, who do not have a stomach for poliitics, but who want to pray in peace, to perhaps organise other women&#8217;s prayer groups at the kotel, perhaps for benot mitzvah.  The battle was won by WOW but it was won for all Jewish women.  </p>
<p>Perhaps if I come to Israel on holiday, rather than staying away from the kotel and feeling unfree when I visit it as I did last time, I can now come to the kotel some morning with my daughters, and daven and sing (I cannot daven without singing) with them without being afraid that some right-wing nutter willl attack us.</p>
<p>However I might disagree with the politics of certain people in WOW, the above is an outcome for which we should all be truly thankful, and we should all help to defend these new rights so that they are never again taken away by men in black hats who act like they have a monopoly on Judaism.</p>
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		<title>By: Bat Zion Susskind-Sacks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bat Zion Susskind-Sacks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 05:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/rachel-avraham-all-of-my-facts-regarding-women-of-the-wall-were-double-checked-and-cross-referenced/" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/rachel-avraham-all-of-my-facts-regarding-women-of-the-wall-were-double-checked-and-cross-referenced/</a></p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Or that the subject of the paradox is being dishonest and is not actually interested in Jerusalem or the Western Wall, but in defaming Israel.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Or that the subject of the paradox is being dishonest and is not actually interested in Jerusalem or the Western Wall, but in defaming Israel.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems like more than support, when a group shares its two heads with another group. And a mailing address too.


I support women being able to daven at the Kotel, but WOW to me seems like a left-wing front group whose leaders don&#039;t really care about the Kotel, but seem driven to do as much damage to Israel&#039;s image as they can.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems like more than support, when a group shares its two heads with another group. And a mailing address too.</p>
<p>I support women being able to daven at the Kotel, but WOW to me seems like a left-wing front group whose leaders don&#8217;t really care about the Kotel, but seem driven to do as much damage to Israel&#8217;s image as they can.</p>
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		<title>By: Rachel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2013 21:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you studied logic?  When you reach a contradiction it means that your premise is false.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you studied logic?  When you reach a contradiction it means that your premise is false.</p>
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