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Social Dancing Banned In New York Appeals Court Rules Ban Is ConstitutionalPOSTED: 9:22 pm EST February 22, 2007 NEW YORK -- Should you find yourself in a bar in New York City, and the music playing makes you want to get up and dance, please resist the urge. A state court on Thursday upheld the city's Prohibition-era law that bans social dancing in bars, restaurants and certain clubs. Those who like to get up and boogie sued, arguing the law illegally infringes on their right of free expression. The city's Cabaret Law, which was enacted 80 years ago, bans social...

Israel's election campaign presents an unparalleled challenge to Israelis on both the Right and the Left who care about the issues challenging the country. Today, not only do that have to defend what they believe, they also have to defend their right to believe anything. Last Friday, Makor Rishon published an in-depth report on the growing isolation and demonization of the religious Zionist camp. Hebrew University sociologist Tamar Elor explained that the front running Kadima Party presents an impossible challenge for the religious Zionist sector, represented most prominently by the settlers in Judea and Samaria. "The settlers are an ideological...