Readers Ask Haaretz A Friend Is Moving to a Home Built on Stolen Palestinian Land. Is It Immoral to Help?
Should you help a good friend move to an illegal settlement home in the West Bank? Haaretz's ethical adviser has an answer
Moral Minority
We are living in confusing and deceptive times. We are guided by the rules of etiquette from the old world, which are becoming increasingly irrelevant, while the rules from the new world have not yet been clearly defined. Times like these are dark days for humanity, but are the golden age of advice columns. 'Moral Minority' will be happy to provide you with the answers.
If you don't know how to behave in a certain situation, if you need friendly advice but you've already driven all your sane friends away or if you've got the kind of embarrassing question that can only be asked anonymously, send a mail to: mechlak.musar@gmail.com.
Our answers will be generous and honest – but should not be seen as replacement for professional consultations. Obviously.
Readers Ask Haaretz May I Reduce My Travel Time Using West Bank Roads?
‘Doesn’t such an act grant legitimacy to the occupation? On the other hand, whichever route I take won’t alter reality’
Moral Minority Is It OK to Break the Law to Hide Asylum Seekers Facing Deportation From Israel?
To answer that question, it’s a good idea to consider the Nuremberg trials and the philosophy of Henry David Thoreau
Moral Minority I Was Given a Bottle of Wine Made in the Settlements as a Gift – Should I Drink It?
‘I would never buy a gift from the settlement of Har Bracha: not for my employees, not for my friends and certainly not for myself.’
Readers Ask Haaretz Is It OK for Me to Criticize the Occupation Even Though I No Longer Live in Israel?
'I left Israel over 15 years ago, mainly for personal reasons. Is it ethical for someone who left to openly criticize the government and the army's treatment of Palestinians?'
Readers Ask Haaretz I Am a Democrat Who Is Fond of Donald Trump – What’s Wrong With Me?
‘Everything he says and does is contrary to everything I believe in. Despite all this, I feel some fondness for him.’
Moral Minority Readers Ask Haaretz: As a Combat Soldier, Can I Ignore Army Protocols That I Feel Are Wrong?
'Ignoring the rules feels more right to me, but I know that if everyone did that the army would disintegrate'
Moral Minority Readers Ask Haaretz: Am I Wrong to Trick Leftists Into Befriending Me to Thwart Their Activities?
'My conscience is bothering me. On one hand, I consider my activities to be very important, but on the other hand they hurt people who demonstrated trust in me'
Moral Minority Readers Ask Haaretz: Would Israelis Accept My non-Jewish Girlfriend?
'In today's Israel do people still reject mixed marriages/assimilation, or have they shed those conservative ideas?'
Moral Minority Readers Ask Haaretz: Am I a Bad Leftist for Doing Nothing Active Against the Israeli Occupation?
'I hate what this country has turned into, but the problem is that I am not doing very much to change the situation'
Moral Minority Readers Ask Haaretz: Can I Be Moral When I Work for One of Israel’s Military Industries?
'Am I deceiving myself? Do I need to take a hard look at my choices in life?' And the answer is ...
Moral Minority Readers Ask Haaretz: Can I Be an Ethical Carnivore?
Also: A detailed response to one of the questions that was posed to us by Amira Hass, in a recent column