Can Ruth Calderon Unite Religious And Secular Israelis?
The Covenant Model
At this month's far-right Komemiyut Conference in Jerusalem, Israeli MK Ruth Calderon proposed a startling religious-secular alliance, writes Sigal Samuel.
Israeli parliamentarian Ruth Calderon, whose now-famous inaugural Knesset speech took the form of a Talmud lesson, recently made the controversial move of speaking at the Komemiyut Conference in Jerusalem.