By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews
While most eyes outside of Israel have been focused on peace talks and settlements, there has been a lot of controversy inside the country in the past few years about social issues such as marriage, conversion, and who is eligible for full citizens’ rights. Several experts have come through (or are en route to) the Seattle area to talk about Israel and its inner workings, and what kind of society the Jewish State should be. JTNews spoke with four of these experts to get their take on the subject (Click on each’s name to see the story): Bradley Burston, senior editor of Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz’s online edition; Rabbi Daniel Gordis of the Shalem Institute; IDF lecturer and school guidance counselor Rabbi Shalom Hammer; and Daniel Sokatch, CEO of the New Israel Fund.