Laura Wharton

Dr. Laura Wharton immigrated to Israel from the US. She served in the IDF, was a kibbutz member and now teaches at Hebrew University while serving on Jerusalem's City Council.

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Dr. Laura Wharton, originally from the U.S., received a B.A.from Harvard University before immigrating to Israel. She served in the IDF, was a member of Kibbutz Kfar Blum, and completed a doctorate at the Hebrew University, where she now teaches. Laura is and has been very politically active, was on the Meretz party list for the Knesset and today is a member of Jerusalem's City Councilor.

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Divided over Dividing Jerusalem -- Who Stands Where, and Why?

Debates over Jerusalem have persisted since the UN plan for its internationalization failed in 1947. A myriad of plans have been proposed, ranging from dividing up its sovereignty to running it jointly under the sovereignty of God. Jerusalem is a complex of conflicting interests that make it hard to govern yet difficult to divide, but today both ends of the political spectrum may finally meet.

The Jewish State or the State of the Jews? It's Still Complicated

Herzl's famous book was entitled Der Judenstaat, the State of the Jews -- and not the Jewish State. What is the difference? It's still a source of argument, more than one hundred and twenty years after the book was published. The emergence of modern Zionism was a revolution in Jewish life, but the identity crisis continues, leading to changes in everything from i.d. cards to burial practices.

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