Israel’s new shari‘a court judges

Thanks to Jeff Chadwick for bringing this item to my notice:

http://www.timesofisrael.com/rivlin-welcomes-israels-new-sharia-judges-in-jerusalem-ceremony/

It’s interesting from several angles.  I’ll mention two:

*  Many in the United States are worried, or claim to be worried, about the possible imposition of shari‘a upon non-Muslims in America.  In striking contrast, Israel, which has a proportionally  much larger Muslim population than the United States and which experiences considerable friction with Muslim communities both foreign and domestic, doesn’t seem to be worried.

*  Both the Israeli justice minister and the Joint (Arab) List favored the appointment of female qadis or judges to the shari‘a court.  That move was blocked not by Muslims, but by Jews.