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Ismail Haniyeh

The Theopolitics of Disaster: Sex, the Sabbath and the Occupation

Published December 8, 2010by Marsha B. Cohen 4 Comments

When a Shiite prayer leader blames earthquakes in Iran on immodestly dressed and promiscuous women, neocons like Michael Ledeen snicker.

When a prominent ultra-orthodox Jewish spiritual and political leader–and former Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel–agrees with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh that the fire that’s been destroying Israel’s Carmel Forest is a punishment from God, there’s stunned silence. Continue Reading  

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