Prof. Gideon Aran: Haredi Jewish Fundamentalism
When purist and pushing their logic to its limits, the extreme Haredi positions are self-contradictory if implemented. Implementing their...
Gideon Aran - THE ROOTS OF GUSH EMUNIM
In the seventies, somewhere during the period of disillusionment and dissatisfaction that followed the Yom-Kippur war, I was a research...
Gideon Aran: career as Haredi recruits
The CO of the battalion and many of its officers – some of whom began their career as Haredi recruits – wear skull caps and beards. The...
Gideon Aran - HAMAKOM (THE PLACE)
Though the essay was written almost twenty years ago, it seems to be still considered valid, relevant and stimulating, as indicated by...
גדעון ארן - מזבח הקולקטיב הלאומי ו/או הדתי
בזירת הט”מ מתקיימים שני פולחני מוות מקבילים, פלסטיני-מוסלמי וישראלי-יהודי. שני הטקסים שלובים זה בזה ומתייחסים זה לזה. יש ביניהם הידברות...
Gideon Aran – Tinker, tailor, terrorist, freedom fighter
After a welcome hiatus, the subject of terrorism is back in the headlines. The kidnapping and murder of three yeshiva students in the...